Order Nutrition and Food Services—NPO

• If you haven't already:

1. Select the patient.

2. Click Write (ALT+W).

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

4. Click NPO Options (ALT+N).

• Complete the form

5. Click an NPO option. For NPO for Procedure, type the name of the procedure in the associated field. Do not enter the time to start NPO here; only your selection in the Start Date/Time field transmits this information to the Food and Nutrition Services system.

6. Click to check or uncheck one or more Exception options. For Other, type a description.

7. Select a Start Date and Time (Now, Other, or default time of midnight tonight for after midnight orders). This information is transmitted to the Food & Nutrition Services system.

8. For NPO for Procedure, click Yes or No to indicate if the NPO order should expire automatically. If Yes, the default expiration is 20 hours. To change the time, type over the number, or click the up/down arrows to the right.

9. Type instructions as needed.

10. Click OK (ALT+O).

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