An electronic patient monitoring system comprising: a first module monitoring client configured to receive and store information pertaining to a patient, said information including data related to a first parameter of the patient measured by a device connected to the patient, and data related to a second parameter of the patient received from a first database containing information about the patient; and a second module configured to receive a treatment order from a user via a user interface associated with the second module, said second module being further configured to transmit said treatment order to the first module, a communications device configured to receive the treatment order from a user via a user interface and to transmit the treatment order to the monitoring client, wherein the said monitoring client is further configured to: obtain medication information about a medication associated with the treatment order or other drugs from a second database, the medication information including data providing limitations under which the medication is generally administered; determine whether the first parameter of the patient is outside of a predetermined range; when the first parameter is determined to be outside of the predetermined range, request the device to take an unscheduled reading to determine a third parameter of the patient, wherein the third parameter of the patient is measured by the device; verify the authenticity of the first parameter by using the third parameter when the first parameter is determined to be outside of the predetermined range; determine whether the treatment order must be confirmed by the second module communications device based on the medication information, the value of the first parameter and the value of the second parameter; and transmit a pre-established message from the first module monitoring client to the second module communications device for display on the user interface, said message confirming or warning about the acceptability of said medication order. a first module monitoring client configured to receive and store information pertaining to a patient, said information including data related to a first parameter of the patient measured by a device connected to the patient, and data related to a second parameter of the patient received from a first database containing information about the patient; and a second module configured to receive a treatment order from a user via a user interface associated with the second module, said second module being further configured to transmit said treatment order to the first module, a communications device configured to receive the treatment order from a user via a user interface and to transmit the treatment order to the monitoring client, wherein the said monitoring client is further configured to: obtain medication information about a medication associated with the treatment order or other drugs from a second database, the medication information including data providing limitations under which the medication is generally administered; determine whether the first parameter of the patient is outside of a predetermined range; when the first parameter is determined to be outside of the predetermined range, request the device to take an unscheduled reading to determine a third parameter of the patient, wherein the third parameter of the patient is measured by the device; verify the authenticity of the first parameter by using the third parameter when the first parameter is determined to be outside of the predetermined range; determine whether the treatment order must be confirmed by the second module communications device based on the medication information, the value of the first parameter and the value of the second parameter; and transmit a pre-established message from the first module monitoring client to the second module communications device for display on the user interface, said message confirming or warning about the acceptability of said medication order. obtain medication information about a medication associated with the treatment order or other drugs from a second database, the medication information including data providing limitations under which the medication is generally administered; determine whether the first parameter of the patient is outside of a predetermined range; when the first parameter is determined to be outside of the predetermined range, request the device to take an unscheduled reading to determine a third parameter of the patient, wherein the third parameter of the patient is measured by the device; verify the authenticity of the first parameter by using the third parameter when the first parameter is determined to be outside of the predetermined range; determine whether the treatment order must be confirmed by the second module communications device based on the medication information, the value of the first parameter and the value of the second parameter; and transmit a pre-established message from the first module monitoring client to the second module communications device for display on the user interface, said message confirming or warning about the acceptability of said medication order.