Order Chemotherapy—Ordering Before End of Previous

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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

• 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

The end of treatment date is calculated by adding the defined length of the existing treatment to its day 1/day 0 date.

1. Type the reason.

2. Click OK (ALT+O).

• 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 and review the session

• Sign the session

• Check the orders awaiting activation

• See also Overview of Chemo Order Entry.