PRN medications are given for symptoms — pain, agitation, breathlessness. Carerealm lets you record the supported person's response after the dose so the team can decide whether the PRN is helping.
Effectiveness ratings
Effective — symptom resolved or significantly improved.
Partially effective — some improvement, not full resolution.
Not effective — no change.
Too early to tell — placeholder until you can re-assess.
Recording effectiveness
Open eMAR → PRN (in the main nav).
Find the recent PRN administration.
Click Record effectiveness.
Pick a rating, optionally add notes (pain score, observed behaviour, etc.).
Save.
Reviewing effectiveness
Use effectiveness data at medication reviews. A PRN that's consistently "Not effective" is a candidate for review with the prescriber. A PRN that's consistently "Effective" might warrant a scheduled prescription instead.