Order Chemotherapy—Sign

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• Select the patient

• Start the chemo order session

• Set up the treatment—Regimen/protocol, diagnosis, numbering, day 1/day 0, patient height and weight

• Confirm treatment setup

• Reusing previous order parameters

• Open the chemo player

• Check information on the actual treatment administered previously —access the LMR Oncology Infusion Flowsheet

• Non-chemo orders—select, edit, add

• Chemo orders—select

• Edit chemo orders

• Add a chemo exception order (MD only)

• Complete the session

• Add a memo as needed (which is saved as a General Care order)

• As needed, view order details, view or print a list of chemo and medication orders only, or make changes before signing.

• Sign the session

1. Click Sign (ALT+S).

2. Define parameters for treatment when prompted.

3. Type your signing key.

4. Assign provider for orders requiring either approval or authorization. To look up a provider:

1. Type at least three letters of the last name, followed by a comma (,), and one or more letters from the first name (no spaces).

2. Press ENTER. The Providers list opens, displaying any names that matched your input.

3. Click to select a name, or press ENTER to take as typed.

5. Life-Sustaining Treatment—All inpatients must have orders. If the patient needs and doesn't have active orders for Life-Sustaining Treatment, the three options—Full, Limited, or Unknown—are active beneath the key field. To change from the default of Unknown, click another option.

6. Click OK (ALT+O).

7. Allergies—If there is no allergy information on the patient, the Allergies tab pops to the front.

• To open the Allergies order form and record known allergies, click Enter Allergies (ALT+E).

• If the patient has no known allergies, click NKA (ALT+K).

• If you have no information on drug allergies for this patient, click Allergies Unknown (ALT+K).

• Click OK (ALT+O).

• Check the orders awaiting activation

• See also Overview of Chemo Order Entry .