Document Historical Vital Signs

You can document the historical vital signs for a patient.

1. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR.
2. Open a patient's record, and then open an encounter.
3. On Top Toolbar, select Templates .
   The Select Template window opens.
4. Open the Intake template.
5. Expand the Vital Signs panel and select Add.
   The age-specific vital signs template opens.
6. Document the patient's recorded historical vital signs.
7. In Weight measurement, document the patient's weight in the lb and kg fields within the 4.409 – 1543.3 lb or 2.00 – 699.99 kg range.
   Note: An alert message appears if the value entered is not within the range.
8. In Blood Pressure and pulse, document the patient's Systolic and Diastolic readings within the 0 – 399 range, and then document the patient's pulse rate within the 10 – 499 range.
   Note: An alert message appears if the value entered is not within the range.
9. Select Measured date, and select the corresponding historical date.
10. To enter the time details, select Time, and select the corresponding historical time.
11. Save and close the template.
    The historical vital signs record appears in the Vital Signs History grid. You can view the details by selecting the History button in the Vital Signs panel.