We have been using TAR for awhile now. Nursing does have to document vitals in TAR not nursing notes or other documentation or it can not be viewed in Blood Bank History. They are scanning all unit barcodes, patient wristbands, ect at the bedside. The only downfall we have is nursing actually taking vitals at the correct times. Meditech prompts on the status board when the next vitals are due, but sometimes they are not taken at the appropriate times. this creates an incomplete tranfusuion record for Blood Bank when each transfusion is being monitored.
Otherwise TAR has worked great.
Angie Redd got a reaction from GOSBB in meditech and TARWe have been using TAR for awhile now. Nursing does have to document vitals in TAR not nursing notes or other documentation or it can not be viewed in Blood Bank History. They are scanning all unit barcodes, patient wristbands, ect at the bedside. The only downfall we have is nursing actually taking vitals at the correct times. Meditech prompts on the status board when the next vitals are due, but sometimes they are not taken at the appropriate times. this creates an incomplete tranfusuion record for Blood Bank when each transfusion is being monitored.