Writing Perioperative Orders Without a Template

If post-op orders have been activated for the selected patient within the last eight (8) hours, you are prompted to start a new set of orders or add to the existing orders. Click to select an option, then click OK (ALT+O).

Add more Post-Op orders for this case—Adds to the existing active orders
Patient has gone back to surgery; create a new Post-Op session—Writes orders for activation once the patient returns to the PACU or post-surgical care unit

For new post-op sessions for patients with active orders, the Active Orders Present options are displayed. Click to select an option, then click OK (ALT+O).

Include active orders—Display a list of the patient's current active orders to choose from
Do not include active orders—Leave all of the patient's current active orders out of the post-op orders.
With this option, none of the current active orders will be continued once the post-op orders are activated.

Review the Current Active Orders:
This list is displayed because you chose to include active orders in the post-op session.

For each item on the list, click the corresponding checkbox to indicate whether to Continue or Inactivate the order when the post-op orders are activated.
Click OK (ALT+O).
Continued orders are displayed in the Surgery Post-OP Orders session scratch pad.

Active orders for chemotherapy and total/peripheral parenteral nutrition (TPN/PPN) are continued automatically.
Complete the surgery post-op orders:

Right-click anywhere on the orders list, or click Additional Orders (ALT+A).
Click the order type you need.
If needed, click the appropriate button to open a specific order form. (This is not needed for Consults, IV Fluids, or Laboratory.) Click Add (ALT+A) to open the medication order form.
Complete the order form and click OK (ALT+O).
If needed, click Close (ALT+C) to return to the Surgery Post-OP Orders scratch pad. The new order is listed here.
Add orders from all types as needed.
Sign the orders.