INRstar Introduction —
Clinical Level 2 & 3
An introduction to the INRstar anticoagulation management system for users such as Registered Nurses, Prescribers, GPs or Pharmacists.
About This Course
Designed for INRstar users who have been assigned Clinical Level 2 or 3 permissions (for example - Registered nurses, Nurse Prescribers, Anticoagulation Nurses, GPs or Pharmacists etc.). This course covers all the features available to users with Clinical Level 1 INRstar permissions along with the additional clinical responsibilities and system capabilities available to users with Clinical Level 2 or 3 INRstar permissions, including setting up warfarin and non-warfarin treatment plans, selecting dosing algorithms, conducting clinical reviews, and managing overrides, referrals and manual dosing.
Learning Objectives
- Understand the INRstar infrastructure and the clinical systems it interfaces with
- Identify the permissions and clinical responsibilities held by Clinical Level 2 and Clinical Level 3 users
- Identify and select the appropriate dosing algorithm for each patient
- Log in, set up your profile and navigate the home and message screens
- Know how tablet selection, dosing diaries and digital options support patient communication
- Understand how DOACs, clinical reviews, reporting and analytics work within INRstar
- Manage Point of Care Testing (PoCT) test strip batches
- Add a patient and set up a warfarin treatment plan using the maintenance and induction algorithms
- Navigate the patient record and its key tabs, and confirm patient identity before entering an INR
- Enter in-range and out-of-range INR results and manage the referral process
- Respond to high INR results and clinical warnings, and record adverse events
- Authorise and override referrals, and perform manual dosing as a Clinical Level 3 user
- Manage patient records including flags, suspensions and deactivation
- Set up a non-warfarin treatment plan and calculate creatinine clearance using the Cockcroft-Gault formula
- Conduct and document warfarin and non-warfarin clinical reviews
- Use the Tests Due, reports and Options areas, perform quality control and access help and support
Course Structure
Introduction — Clinical Level 2 & 3
Patient Record and Dosing — Part 1
Patient Record and Dosing — Part 2
Creating a Non-Warfarin Treatment Plan & Reviews
Additional Information
Prerequisites
Completion of INRstar Introduction for Clinical Level 1, or equivalent clinical experience of INRstar as a Clinical Level 1 user.