BD Alaris - Setting up PCA Dose and Continuous Infusion

Chapter 4—Alaris™ PCA Module Model 8120
218 BD Alaris
TM
System with Guardrails
TM
Suite MX User Manual
Setting Up PCA Dose and Continuous Infusion
1. Perform steps in Preparing Infusion on page 208.
2. Press
PCA DOSE + CONTINUOUS soft key from Infusion Mode screen.
3. To enter PCA dose, press PCA DOSE soft key and use numeric data entry keys.
4. To enter lockout interval, press LOCKOUT INTERVAL soft key and use numeric data entry keys.
5. To enter continuous dose, press
CONT DOSE soft key and use numeric data entry keys.
6. To enter maximum limit, press
MAX LIMIT soft key, press Yes soft key, and use numeric data entry keys.
Time (in hours) associated with
Max Limit is automatically entered based on setup in system
configuration.
If
No is selected - then no MAX LIMITS will be available for this infusion.
7. To enter loading dose, press LOAD DOSE soft key, press Yes soft key and use numeric data entry keys.
Loading dose is included in VTBI but i
s not included in
MAX LIMIT.
PCA Dose only
Loading Dose Only
A
Continuous Infusion
>Select an Option
Guardrails Drug Setup
Morphine
PCA Dose + Continuous
INFUSION MODES
SETUP
DRUG
LIBRARY
A
[Conc]: 1 mg/mL
1 mg
_ _ _ mg/h
PCA
DOSE
CONT
DOSE
MAX
LIMIT
_ _ _ minutes
LOCKOUT
INTERVAL
>Enter Lockout Interval
LOADING
DOSE
None
CHANGE
MODE
PCA + Continuous
Morphine
None
[Conc]: 1 mg/mL
10 minutes
LOCKOUT
INTERVAL
A
2 mg/h
1 mg
PCA
DOSE
CONT
DOSE
LOADING
DOSE
None
CHANGE
MODE
PCA + Continuous
Morphine
MAX
LIMIT
>Select Max Limit Option
> > > >
Yes
No