Orders for chemotherapy are split into non-chemo session #1, chemotherapy session #2, and chemotherapy session #3 as needed. Sets of sessions are further split into weeks by scheduled day. There are restrictions on who can activate certain types of orders. See Overview of Chemo Activation for details.
This is a process for orders that DO NOT include orders for chemotherapy. For chemo sessions #2 and #3, see:
See also: Overview of Special Order Activation
Day of procedure orders
If you haven't already:
Click Activate (ALT+C).
If prompted, select the type of session you want to activate, then click OK (ALT+O).
This occurs if the patient has more than one type of special orders pending activation.
For pre-admission or day of procedure, if there is more than one session, click to select the line for the orders you want to activate.
Click Activate (ALT+A).
If you are activating ED to admit, transfer or post-op orders for a patient who had special session orders activated (including pre-admit) within the last three (3) hours, you must confirm that you do want to continue. Click Cancel to return to the session list without activating. Click OK if you do intend to replace those recently activated orders with the orders you're activating.
To view details of an order:
Select its line.
Click Zoom (ALT+Z).
Click Close (ALT+C) to return to the Order Summary.
To open KnowledgeLink
Click 
.
Click Exit (ALT+E) to close KnowledgeLink.
Click Pop Out (ALT+P) to open KnowledgeLink in a separate window from the CAS.
Toggle between Order Entry and KnowledgeLink by clicking the icons in the taskbar.
Click 
to close the KnowledgeLink window.
To activate orders:
Click Yes (ALT+Y) when you have reviewed all of the listed orders appropriately.
For transfer, ED to Admit, post-op, and non-chemo pre-admission orders, click Yes to acknowledge that activating these orders will discontinue any current orders that are not included in the session you are activating. If No, click Cancel (ALT+C) to close the order review list and leave the order for activation when needed. See Overview of Special Order Activation.
Click OK (ALT+O) to activate the orders in the session.
If you are trying to activate pre-admission orders for a patient who already has active orders, consult with the care team.
Click Return to UCM if you do not intend to replace the patient's current active orders with those from the pre-admission session you're activating.
Click Activate pre-admit orders and inactivate all previous active orders if this is what is needed for the patient.
When prompted, type your clinical key and click OK (ALT+O).
On returning to the special order sessions list, click Close (ALT+C).
See also: