Document the Weight of Pediatric Patients

You can document the weight of a pediatric 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. In the Vital Signs panel, select Add.
   The Pediatric [Age] Vital Signs template opens.
6. For a pediatric patient younger than two years, enter the weight in the lb, oz, or kg field within the 0 – 110.20 lb or 0.10 – 49.99 kg range, respectively. For a pediatric patient older than two years, enter the weight in the lb or kg field within the 2.2046 – 1543.2 lb or 1 – 699.99 kg range, respectively.
   Based on the value entered Document the Weight of Pediatric Patients in the lb or kg field, the NextGen® Enterprise EHR fills the other field automatically. A message appears if the value entered is not within the range.
7. Select the Context option.
   You can open the Tare Weight link to record tare weight for durable medical equipment such as wheelchair, walkers, and so on, to calculate the actual weight of the children with special needs.

   Note: The tare weight data does not appear on the vital signs template or grid, and does not print on any document.
8. Save and close the template.