Before administration
The clinic should know that the right patient is receiving the right clinic-approved treatment under the right authority.
- Verify identity, history, allergies, medications, and contraindication review.
- Confirm the required order, authorization, supervision, and consent.
- Review ingredients, concentration, compatibility, preparation, and expiration.
- Document baseline observations required by the clinic's protocol.
During and after treatment
Document the administration in enough detail to support continuity and review.
- Start and completion times, route, site, device, and responsible staff.
- Ingredients, amounts, lot or batch, expiration, and source when required.
- Observations, patient response, interruptions, and any intervention.
- Discharge condition, instructions, warning signs, and follow-up plan.
Inventory controls
Inventory should reconcile to purchasing, preparation, administration, waste, transfer, and expiration.
- Receive stock with quantity, lot, expiration, and storage requirements.
- Separate available, quarantined, expired, and recalled inventory.
- Document use and waste at the point of care.
- Perform cycle counts and investigate variance rather than silently adjusting it.
Clinical and operational references
Use this guide as an operational starting point, not legal or medical advice. Clinic requirements vary by jurisdiction, services, licensure, and scope of practice.