A method of associating a plurality of objects, the method comprising the steps of: determining, by use of a real-time locating system (RTLS), objects that are within a physical space; automatically creating, by a processor associated with the RTLS, at least one association between the objects determined by the RTLS to be within the physical space, wherein the objects include medications, a patient, and a medical device; wherein said determining comprises, by the processor: determining that a patient is within the physical space; and determining that a medical device is within the physical space; and determining that more than one medications are within the physical space; wherein said automatically creating at least one association comprises, by the processor: automatically creating an association between the medical device and the patient; automatically providing, by the processor to the medical device, based on detecting that the more than one medications are within the physical space with the medical device and the patient, a list of the medications determined to be within the physical space with the medical device and the patient; presenting the list of the medications on a display of the medical device; selecting, by the caregiver using the medical device, a specific medication of the list; receiving, by the processor, the selected medication from the medical device; automatically confirming, by the processor, that the selected medication has been ordered for the patient; and automatically downloading, by the processor to the medical device, based on receiving the selection of the selected medication and confirming that the selected medication has been ordered for the patient, one or more operating parameters for configuring the medical device to administer the medication from a database remote from the medical device. determining, by use of a real-time locating system (RTLS), objects that are within a physical space; automatically creating, by a processor associated with the RTLS, at least one association between the objects determined by the RTLS to be within the physical space, wherein the objects include medications, a patient, and a medical device; wherein said determining comprises, by the processor: determining that a patient is within the physical space; and determining that a medical device is within the physical space; and determining that more than one medications are within the physical space; determining that a patient is within the physical space; and determining that a medical device is within the physical space; and determining that more than one medications are within the physical space; wherein said automatically creating at least one association comprises, by the processor: automatically creating an association between the medical device and the patient; automatically providing, by the processor to the medical device, based on detecting that the more than one medications are within the physical space with the medical device and the patient, a list of the medications determined to be within the physical space with the medical device and the patient; presenting the list of the medications on a display of the medical device; selecting, by the caregiver using the medical device, a specific medication of the list; receiving, by the processor, the selected medication from the medical device; automatically confirming, by the processor, that the selected medication has been ordered for the patient; and automatically downloading, by the processor to the medical device, based on receiving the selection of the selected medication and confirming that the selected medication has been ordered for the patient, one or more operating parameters for configuring the medical device to administer the medication from a database remote from the medical device. <EOS>