Orders must be signed before the Patient Meal Worksheets for that mealtime are printed. Food and Nutrition Services has set the cutoff time for printing for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.

• If you haven't already:

1. Select the patient.

2. Click Write (ALT+W).

3. Click Food and Nutrition (ALT+N).

4. Click Oral Diet and Food Restrictions (ALT+O).

5. Click the Obstetrics option.

For other oral diets and restrictions, see Oral Diets.

The obstetrics option is only active on obstetrics care units.

Selecting the obstetrics option disables the fluid restrictions, special needs, and diet modifications options. Select a different diet from the Texture/Consistency options if fluid restrictions, special needs, or diet modifications are needed.

• Complete the form

6. Click an option to select an obstetrics diet as described.

7. Click OK (ALT+O).

8. To order supplements, click the associated checkbox. Complete as follows:

• Click to select a Product, and then the frequency, from the associated drop-down lists.

• To deselect the default option to follow a dietician's recommendations, click the checkbox.

9. To indicate problem foods, click one or more options in the Food Restrictions list. Alternately, press the down arrow then spacebar to highlight one or more items.

10. Type instructions as needed. (You can type over the informational text, which will not appear as part of the order regardless).

Do not use instructions to indicate diet texture or consistency, modifications, special needs, supplements, fluid restrictions, or food restrictions.

11. Select a Time (Now or Other ).

12. Click OK (ALT+O).

13. If the patient already has an oral diet order:

• Click Cancel New Order (ALT+N) to leave the existing order as is.

• Click Keep New Order (ALT+K) to discontinue the existing order and continue with the new order.

• Write additional orders as needed, then sign the session.