The medication administration record logs every dose administered with the drug name, dose, route, time, and the initials of the administering nurse. It also records refused, held, and missed doses.
It is maintained alongside the physician orders it implements.
Alternative Names:
MAR, Med Sheet
Why it Matters?
The MAR is the record that establishes whether ordered medications were actually given, and gaps between orders and administration are a recurring finding in long-term care and hospital cases. Pain medication timing is separately useful in injury litigation, since a claimant reporting severe ongoing pain whose MAR shows infrequent analgesic use presents a documented inconsistency.
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