Printing Prescriptions For Discharge a Services, Equipment, and Supplies

• If you haven't already:

1. Select the patient.

2. Click Face Sheet/ Discharge or Discharge.

3. Click the Services/Equipment/Supplies folder.

• Orders with associated prescriptions have a check in the corresponding Rx checkbox.

• Access an existing prescription by clicking to select the line for the order, then clicking View/Edit Prescription.

• To delete the prescription, click to deselect the corresponding checkbox in the Rx column.

• If the order you want does not have a prescription written, click the corresponding checkbox in the Rx column. The prescription form opens automatically. See Completing the Prescription form.

• Nutrition orders do not have prescriptions associated with Order Entry; clicking the Rx checkbox for nutrition opens the MGH Nutrition & Food Services prescription form. Print and complete the form when needed.

• Print the paper prescription:

1. Click Print Rx.

2. If you added, edited, or deleted prescriptions for services, equipment, and supplies, type your signing key when prompted, then click OK (ALT+O).

3. Click to uncheck or check items on the list until the prescriptions you want to print are checked.

4. Click Print (ALT+P).

5. Click Close (ALT+C).

• See also:

• Writing Orders and Prescriptions for Services, Equipment, and Supplies for Discharge

• Ordering Medications and Write Prescriptions for Discharge Medications

• Completing Discharge Orders, Patient Care Referral, and Discharge Instructions