UMC COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA
ADULT ADMISSION ORDERS / PATIENT ID LABEL

A UMC Health System Performance Improvement Initiative for use in all units where patients with pneumonia are admitted

þ Denotes guideline requirement

1.  Attending Physician:______Resident/Fellow______

q Consult: ______

______

2.  Status: q Medical Floor q ____ICU q Telemetry q Full Admission q Observation

3.  Code Status: q Full Code q DNR/DNI q Comfort Care q Other ______

4.  Co-Morbidities: ______

______

5.  Condition: q Stable q Fair q Serious q Critical

6.  Allergies: q NKDA Allergic to: ______

7.  Nursing:

q Vital Signs every q 4hrs or q ______Notify MD for ______

q Weigh on admission and daily q Intake and output every shift

q Diet: q NPO q Clear Liquids q Full Liquids q Mechanical Soft q Regular q Renal q ADA

q Other______

q Activity: q Bedrest q Up with assist q Bedside commode q Bathroom privileges q Ambulate______

8.  Laboratory/Diagnostics: (DO NOT REPEAT IF DONE IN THE EC UNLESS OTHERWISE INDICATED)

þ Blood C&S X 2, PRIOR to initial antibiotics

q CBC with differential

q Sputum gram stain, C&S, if not already obtained

q Urinalysis

q Chest X-ray (Posterior-Anterior & Lateral)

q ______

9.  Respiratory therapy:

q Respiratory Care Plan

þ SaO2 Monitoring þ Place pulse oximeter on arrival q O2 @ ____ liters per ______

q Vent Settings: ______Settings ______FIO2 ______Rate ______TV ______Peep

q ABG q NOW q Every AM q Every 8 hours q 1 hour after Vent changes

10.  IV:

q Maintain saline lock q Routine central line care and flushes

Continuous IV fluids______to run at ______ml/hr

11.  MEDICATIONS: Refer also to Admission Medication Reconciliation Form and Discomfort Orders

* See below for pneumonia antibiotic consensus recommendations *

INPATIENT- NON ICU (Select one antibiotic regimen only)

*Give first dose of antibiotics within 4 hours of arrival to hospital after blood C&S obtained. *

q Levofloxacin (Levaquin) 750 mg every 24 hrs X 5 days q IV or q PO

q Ceftriaxone (Rocephin) 1 gm IV Q24 hrs PLUS Azithromycin (Zithromax) 500 mg q IV or q PO Q24 hrs

q Ceftriaxone (Rocephin) 1 gm IV Q24 hrs PLUS Doxycycline 100 mg q IV or q PO BID

q Unless contraindicated as listed here ______

INPATIENT- ICU (select one antibiotic regimen only unless possible MRSA)

*Give first dose of antibiotics within 4 hours of arrival to hospital after blood C&S obtained. *

q Ceftriaxone (Rocephin) 1 gm IV Q24 hrs PLUS Levofloxacin (Levaquin) 750 mg IV Q 24 hrs

q Ceftriaxone (Rocephin) 1 gm IV Q24 hrs PLUS Azithromycin (Zithromax) 500 mg IV Q24 hrs

q  Unless contraindicated as listed here ______

q  Possible MRSA:

q Add Vancomycin ______gm IV Q ______hrs (P&T with 3rd dose)

Possible Pseudomonas:

q Piperacillin-Tazobactam (Zosyn) 4.5g IV Q6 hrs PLUS Levofloxacin (Levaquin) 750 mg IV q 24 hrs

PCN allergy:

q Levofloxacin (Levaquin) 750 mg IV Q24 hrs PLUS Aztreonam (Azactam) 1gm IV Q8 hrs

12.  Immunizations:

Influenza Vaccine

All eligible patients will receive the influenza vaccine 0.5 mL IM prior to discharge as per Standing Delegation Orders.

q Unless contraindicated as listed here ______

Pneumococcal Vaccine

All eligible patients will receive the pneumococcal vaccine (Pneumovax) 0.5 mL IM prior to discharge as per Standing Delegation Orders.

q Unless contraindicated as listed here ______

13.  Patient Counseling:

þ Provide smoking cessation counseling for patients with history of smoking cigarettes within the past year.

UMC CAP Protocol is based on the 2007 IDSA/ATS guidelines and complies with JCAHO/CMS standards for the treatment of CAP

q VO q TO q Read back

Order taken by Signature: ______Date/Time: ______

Physician Signature ______Date/Time______

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