If you haven't already:
Click Post-OP Anesthesia (ALT+I).
Options for handling current active orders:
If post-op orders have been activated for the selected patient within the last eight (8) hours, you are prompted to start a new set of orders or add to the existing orders. Click to select an option, then click OK (ALT+O).
Add more Post-Op orders for this case—Adds to the existing active orders
Patient has gone back to surgery; create a new Post-Op session—Writes orders for activation once the patient returns to the PACU or post-surgical care unit
Complete the post-op anesthesia orders:
Click a yellow folder on the left to view the templates within, then click a blue template to open it.
Select or deselect orders from the template as needed, then click OK (ALT+O). See Ordering From a Template.
To write orders that are not on a template, click the Additional Orders menu in the upper left, then click the order type you need. See Writing Additional Orders.
Click Sign (ALT+S).
Type your clinical key when prompted.
Press ENTER or click OK (ALT+O).
See also: