Access the Vital Signs Template

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Patient Vital Signs

You can document and manage a patient's vital signs. You can add various vital signs for a patient during an encounter. The most recent value for each vital sign appears in the grid. A number appears adjacent to the vital sign to indicate the number of times a value is recorded for the vital sign. You can point to the number to view the values and the time when each value is recorded. Vital Signs Section You can view only the vital sign records documented for the current day in the grid. To view the historical vital signs records, you can use the History link. To view the vital signs graphs you can enable the Graph link. If the vital sign interface is installed, you can use the Import and Refresh buttons to open the VitalSignsSpotMonitor interface. Based on the configuration done in the Vital Signs section on the Practice Configuration template, you can turn on the Import and Refresh buttons and manage the security groups for the alerts. For more information on these settings, go to Ne

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Documenting Vital Signs

You can document and update a patient's vital signs on the Vital Signs template. You can edit or remove a vital signs record from the Vital Signs grid. The vital signs template names vary based on a patient's age. For an adult patient, the template name is Adult Vital Signs. If a patient is younger than two years, the template name is Pediatric Under 2 Years Vital Signs. If a patient is two years or older, the template name is Pediatric Over 2 Years Vital Signs. You can change a pediatric patient's age to an adult age on the Practice Configuration template. A patient's height and weight fields are used to calculate their Blood Mass Index (BMI). BMI is not available for patients who are younger than two years. You can configure the normal vital signs range. If a patient's vital signs are outside the normal range, a message appears. For more information on how to configure adult vital signs alerts, go to NextGen Healthcare Success Community, and download the Vital Signs Configuration Pra

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Add Vital Signs of Pediatric Patients

You can document the vital signs of a pediatric patient on the Pediatric Vital Signs template. The template displays the weight for an age per length and sex-specific percentile value for patients who are younger than three years, based on their weight and height. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR. Open a patient's record, and then open an encounter. On Top Toolbar, click Templates to open the Select Template window, and then select the Intake template. In the Vital Signs panel, click Add. The Pediatric [Age] Vital Signs template opens. In the Height/length measurements section, do one of the following: To use data from a previous encounter, select Carried forward . To enter data from today's encounter, select a position and then enter the height, and then select Measured today. Note: If the value entered is not within the range, a message appears to indicate that the value entered is out of range. In the Weight measurement section, select whether the patient is dressed with or without shoe

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Open the Orthostatic Vital Signs Template

You can record a patient's orthostatic vital signs on the Orthostatic Vital Signs template. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR. To open the Orthostatic Vital Signs template, do one of the following: On the Intake template, in the Vital Signs panel, select Orthostatic Vital Signs. On the Intake template, in the Vital Signs panel, select Add Vital Signs, and then select the Orthostatic Vital Signs link. Orthostatic Vital Sign Document Orthostatic Vital Signs You can measure and document the blood pressure and pulse rate of a patient in the lying, sitting, and standing positions for five, three, and one minute with any other associated symptoms and comments on the Orthostatic Vital Signs template. Remove Orthostatic Vital Signs Records You can remove the documented orthostatic vital signs records. Parent topic: Patient Vital Signs Parent topic: Access the Vital Signs Template Parent topic: Add Vital Signs of Pediatric Patients

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Document Historical Vital Signs

You can document the historical vital signs for a patient. 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. Expand the Vital Signs panel and select Add. The age-specific vital signs template opens. Document the patient's recorded historical vital signs. 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. 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. Select Measured date, and select the corresponding historical date. To enter the time details, select Time, and select the corresponding historical ti

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Document the Patient's Peak Flow

You can measure the capacity of a patient's lungs to expel air using the Vital Signs template. 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. Expand the Vital Signs panel and select Add. The age-specific vital signs template opens. In Peak flow, enter the peak expiratory flow rate of the patient within the 10 – 999 range. Note: A message appears if the value entered is not within the range. Select Pre-treatment or Post-treatment. Select the method of testing the peak expiratory flow rate. Save and close the template. Parent topic: Patient Vital Signs Parent topic: Documenting Vital Signs Parent topic: Access the Vital Signs Template Parent topic: Add Vital Signs of Pediatric Patients

Access the Vital Signs Template

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