Order General Care—NGT/Feeding Tubes

• The default options and settings are determined by age group. To remove the override of the age group for a neonate, see Changing a Neonate Age For Orders.

• If you haven't already:

1. Select the patient.

2. Click Write (ALT+W).

3. Click General Care (ALT+G).

4. Click NGT/Feeding Tubes (ALT+N).

• Complete the order:

1. Click a checkbox (or press ALT + the underlined letter) to select an NGT option.

2. Complete the order as follows for the selections:

• NGT to (ALT+N): Click Gravity or Continuous low suction.

• Insert NGT for (ALT+I): Select the type of tube (NGT, OGT, NIT). Click one or more checkboxes to indicate the reason: Meds, Feeding, and/or Low Suction, Irrigation, and/or Contrast. Type instructions.

• Feeding Tube (ALT+F): Type instructions.

• NGT Clamping Schedule (ALT+S): Type the number of hours to clamp and unclamp, then type instructions.

• Irrigate NGT (ALT+R): Type the solution, frequency, and instructions.

3. Select a start Time (Now or Other ).

4. Click OK (ALT+O).

• Depending on the order, you may be prompted to include consequent orders. See Responding to a Prompt for Consequent Orders.

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