Write Additional Orders

1. Right-click anywhere on the orders list, or click Additional Orders (ALT+A).

2. Click the order type you need.

3. If needed, click the appropriate button to open a specific order form. (This is not needed for Consults, IV Fluids, or Laboratory.) Click Add (ALT+A) to open the medication order form.

4. Complete the order form and click OK (ALT+O).

5. If needed, click Close (ALT+C) to return to the Surgery Post-OP Orders scratch pad. The new order is listed here.