Document the Head, Waist, and Hip Circumference of Pediatric Patients
Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR.
Open a patient's record, and then open an encounter.
On Top Toolbar, select Templates.
The Select Template window opens.
Open the Intake template.
In the Vital Signs panel, select Add.
The Pediatric [Age] Vital Signs template opens.
In the Head/Waist/Hip circumference section, do one of the following:
For a pediatric patient younger than two years, enter the head circumference in the in or cm field within the 10.00 – 29.99 in or 25.4 – 76.17 cm range, respectively.
For a pediatric patient older than two years, enter the head circumference in the in or cm field within the 10.00 – 29.99 in or 25.4 – 76.17 cm range, respectively. Enter the waist circumference in the in or cm field within the 10.16 – 406.4 cm or 4.00 – 59.99 in range, respectively. Enter the hip circumference in the in or cm field within the 4.00 – 159.99 in or 10.16 – 406.4 cm range, respectively.
Based on the value entered, document the weight of the pediatric patient in the lb or kg field, and the NextGen® Enterprise EHR automatically fills the other field. If the value entered is not within the range, a message appears to indicate that the value entered is out of range.
Document the Head, Waist, and Hip Circumference of Pediatric Patients
