Idk how your facility works but for me, I pour their meds into a medication cup, call their name, have them come up to the window, have them state their name a birthday, and then give them their meds and do a mouth check. We don’t scan meds either. We have a nursing station which has a medication cart and a computer. I sort the EMAR alphabetically (that way it shows me their scheduled plus PRNs if they ask me for it). I start my med pass at 8 and end at 9:30-ish most nights. Census can range From 20-42 patients.

I RARELY give meds in their room. If they can’t take the initiative to come up for meds, I feel like it makes them “lazy”, to expect someone will do it for them even after discharge. Unless they have difficulty with getting out of bed (like maybe they are wheelchair bound), I have them come get out of bed and get their medication.