SAP ABAP Data Element N1ME_PRN (Medication: Order - PRN Indicator)

Hierarchy

☛ IS-H (Software Component) SAP Healthcare
   ⤷ IS-HMED (Application Component) Clinical System
     ⤷ NMED_ME (Package) IS-H*MED: Medication

Basic Data

Data Element	N1ME_PRN
Short Description	Medication: Order - PRN Indicator

Data Type

Category of Dictionary Type	D	Domain
Type of Object Referenced		No Information
Domain / Name of Reference Type	N1ME_PRN
Data Type	CHAR	Character String
Length	1
Decimal Places	0
Output Length	1
Value Table

Further Characteristics

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Field Label

	Length	Field Label
Short	10	PRN Med.
Medium	14	PRN Med.
Long	20	PRN Medication
Heading	2	PR

Documentation

Definition

Indicator for PRN medication. If this indicator is set for an order then the drug was ordered pro re nata. During event generation one PRN medication main event is created with the entire daily dose for each day. The actual administration events are only created when the administration is documented.

Use

Dependencies

Example

Three tablets a day have been ordered pro re nata. The administering nurse decides whether he/she wishes to administer all 3 tablets, or just 1 or 2 tablets depending on the patient's requirement.

History

Last changed by/on	SAP	20050409
SAP Release Created in	472