If you haven't already, start the medication order. You can search for EPI (the first 3 letters or more of EPIDURAL) as the medication name, without selecting a route, to look up all medications that can be administered via epidural analgesia.
Complete the epidural order form:
Click the tabs on the index card display in the upper right to view the Dosing Guide, Associated Orders, and the Epidural Analgesia Scoring Guide. The associated orders and scoring guide information is included in the detail (Zoom) view of the order.
Click the ? button to display the recommended ranges for the associated parameter. Click OK (ALT+O) to return to the order form.
Type the initial infusion rate, then the upper and lower limits for titration. The initial rate must be within the titration range.
Click OK (ALT+O).
Associated orders for epidurals are listed in the consequent orders display.
To view additional information, click More Info (ALT+M).
To skip all consequent orders, click No (ALT+N).
Click to check or uncheck one or more of the orders as applicable. Only checked orders are added.
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