Write Pre-Operative Day of Procedure Orders

New day of procedure pre-operative orders are those you write for a different procedure date than any existing pre-operative orders. To add to existing pre-operative orders, see Editing Pre-Op Orders Before Activation.

• If you haven't already:

1. Select the patient.

2. Click Day of Procedure.

3. Click New Day of Procedure Orders (ALT+D).

4. When prompted, enter the expected date of admission.

• Typing—use mm/dd/yy format, or T = today logic, with T+1 = tomorrow, T+30 = thirty days from today, for example.

• Calendar—Click the icon to the right of the date field to open the calendar. Click 34 to change the month displayed. Click a date to select it. Click OK if needed.

• To be determined—click TBD. (The date is required before the orders can be activated. See Entering or Editing the Day of Procedure Date.)

5. Type the name of the procedure.

6. Click OK (ALT+ O).

• Complete the Day of Procedure orders:

1. Click a yellow folder on the left to view the templates within, then click a blue template to open it.

2. Select or deselect orders from the template as needed, then click OK (ALT+O). See Ordering From a Template.

3. To write orders that are not on a template:

1. Click the Additional Orders menu in the upper left OR right-click anywhere on the orders list.

2. Click the order type you need.

3. See Writing Additional Orders.

4. Click Sign (ALT+S).

5. Type your clinical key when prompted.

6. Press ENTER or click OK (ALT+O).

• Click Close (ALT+C) to return to the UCM.

• See also:

• Overview of Day of Procedure Orders

• Day of Procedure Order Procedures