Order Chemotherapy—Not Updating with LMR Weight

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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

• LMR Users using COE weight with greater than 5% difference from LMR weight

If you choose not to use the LMR weight (see Setting Up Treatment—Enter Weight) when there is greater than 5% difference between the LMR and previous COE weight, you must provide a reason for doing so.

1. Type your reason.

2. Click OK (ALT+O).

• Validate weight and height

• Confirm or change treatment number

• Confirm or change if day 1 or day 0 is in the past

• Indicate reasons if writing orders that start before the end of the current treatment

• 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

• Check the orders awaiting activation

• See also Overview of Chemo Order Entry .