Document the Height of Pediatric Patients

You can document the height of a pediatric patient in the US or Metric designations.

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. In the Vital Signs panel, select Add.
   The Pediatric [Age] Vital Signs template opens.
6. In the Height/length measurements section, select Height, and then do one of the following:
   • For a pediatric patient younger than two years, enter the height in the ft or in field within the 0 – 5.66 ft, 0 – 11.99 in, or 0 – 172.52 cm range, respectively. Enter a value in the total in field within the 0 – 67.92 in range. For a pediatric patient older than two years, enter the height in the ft, in or cm fields within the 0 – 11.99 ft, 10.16 – 406.4 in, or 0 – 9.99 cm range, respectively. Enter a value in the total in field within the 4.00 – 159.99 in range.
   • Select Measured today, and then select a Position.
   • To enter previously documented data, select Carried forward.
   Note: If the value entered is not within the range, a message appears to indicate that the value entered is out of range.
   The NextGen® Enterprise EHR automatically fills values in the total in and cm fields. If you enter the height in the cm field, the NextGen® Enterprise EHR automatically fills values in the other fields.

   Note: If the current height is less than the previous documented height, a message appears on the Pediatric [age] Vital Signs template based on the configuration on the Vital Signs Configuration template.
7. Select Save.