Write Orders

• Writing an order:

1. Click the button for the type of order you want.

2. Click Add (ALT+A) or the appropriate order button in the Add New Order section to open the order form.

3. Complete the order form:

• Medications and lab orders (which are too numerous to list) must be selected by searching. See Writing Medication Orders and Writing Orders for Laboratory Testing for details.

• 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.

4. Click OK (ALT+O).

• Consequent orders and interventions:

• Depending on the order, you may be prompted to include other orders. See Overview of Consequent Orders.

• New orders are checked against each other as well as existing orders for conflicts and potential adverse reactions. See Responding to Interventions.

• Complete the order session:

5. Repeat the process for additional orders of that type.

6. Click Close (ALT+C). Your orders are listed in the Orders For This Session scratch pad.

7. Add orders from all types as needed.

• Sign the orders

• See Procedures for Specific Orders