Writing a POE Unscheduled Downtime Order

• Overview of the Unscheduled Downtime

• If you haven't already:

1. Click Tools (ALT+L).

2. Click File Maintenance (ALT+F).

3. Click POE Downtime Utility (ALT+O).

• Setup the downtime:

1. Enter date and time that the unscheduled downtime started and ended.

2. Click Create Downtime Order (ALT+C).

3. Review the text of the order as displayed in the General Care/Other Order view.

• Close the function:

1. Click Exit (ALT+E) to return to File Maintenance.

2. Click Close (ALT+C).

3. Click Exit to the UCM (ALT+X).

• If errors occur in writing the orders, this information is displayed in the status line beneath the patient Census list.

• To generate a paper list of patients who did not have the POE downtime order written, click Print Error Report (ALT+P). The report includes each patient's name, medical record number, and location.