Edit Unsigned or Active Orders

• If you haven't already, select the order to edit:

1. Select the patient.

2. Click Write (ALT+W).

You can also access this function from the View orders list.

3. Click the appropriate button in the Add New Order section to open the Current Orders list for that type of order. All active orders of the type you selected are listed.

4. Click the list item for the order you want to change.

• Complete the form

5. Click Edit (ALT+E). The order appears on the appropriate form.

6. Change the order as needed:

Depending on the type of order, only certain fields can be changed after an order has been signed.

• Click to select from drop-down lists .

• Type over, delete, or add to text entries.

• Click to select different options . These are mutually exclusive; selecting one in a group automatically deselects the others.

• Click to check or uncheck items .

• For checkbox or drop-down list selections with additional information, click the button to the right to display the entry form.

• For certain orders, click the labeled button—clinical history, reasons, or restrictions, for example—to open the form for editing. Click OK (ALT+O) to continue.

7. Click OK (ALT+O). If the original order was already signed, the change is listed as a new order in the current orders list.

8. Click Close (ALT+C) to display the list of orders for this session.

• Write and/or edit additional orders as needed, then sign the session.

• For procedures on editing orders awaiting activation, cosign (medical students), or chemo approval, see:

• Editing Pre-Admission Orders

• Editing Transfer Orders

• Editing Post-op Orders

• Editing NICO Orders

• Editing Med Student Orders

• Editing Unapproved Chemo Orders