EASE OF USE Jill Sisson, RN, demonstrates the drug dispenser's menus.

SUPPLY SHORTCUTS
Program Physician Preferences Into Drug Dispenser

With our automated medication dispensing system, you type in the name of the drug and it opens the door or drawer where it's stored. For some cases, though, such as cataract or retina surgery, you need to pull 10 or 12 different medications. Instead of making our nurses type in each one, one at a time, we've simplified the process. We've programmed menu and preference settings into the system. Now we just have to pick a physician's name from a list, then pick from a list of procedures that he does, and the system will select all the drugs used in that procedure, without us having to type them in separately. It's a big time-saver.

Jo Ann Johnson, RN
St. John's Hospital
Springfield, Ill.
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