Click More Info (when available).
Click the CAS icon in the taskbar at the bottom of your screen to return to the template.
Click 
in the upper right of the information page to close it.
If you haven't already:
Click Write (ALT+W).
Click Sets/Templates (ALT+A).
Open the template:
Click the service, unit, or pathway folder to find the template you need.
Double-click its folder to open a template. (You can also click to select the folder, then click Order.)
To access information provided by the department or service that owns the template:
Click More Info (when available).
Click the CAS icon in the taskbar at the bottom of your screen to return to the template.
Click in the upper right of the information page to close it.
Select orders from the template:
To select an order, click its checkbox 
to mark it. The fields associated with an order become active when you click the checkbox for the order.
To undo an order, click its checkbox to remove the mark.
Due to a limit in the number of characters a single line can hold, some orders may require several lines, each with a separate checkbox. Keep in mind that you need to check off every line that you want the nurse to see.
Type to fill in open text fields, such as the location in 'Admit To.'
Click the 
to the right of any drop-down list to view the options, then click any line to select it.
Some orders can be edited. To access the original order form for an order, select it in the scratch pad, then click Edit (ALT+E). See Editing Orders.
Click Order to access the blank form for the order indicated by the section heading. See Writing Orders.
Medications that require approval are automatically approved for use when checked off on a template. Approval is designated as applicable by ID (Infectious Disease), the Heart Failure Group, EP (Electrophysiology), Restricted Mediations For Neonates, Pain and Palliative Care, or GI (Gastroenterology).
Review all pages (current page number and the total number of pages is displayed in the blue title heading.
Click Next Page (ALT+N) to move forward, and click Prev Page (ALT+P) to go back.
If required information has not been completed, you cannot change the page.
Close the template by clicking OK (ALT+O).
The OK button is active only when all pages have been displayed, and all required fields are completed.
Orders selected on the template are checked against existing orders for conflicts and potential adverse reactions. See Responding to Interventions.
See also: Overview of Order Templates.