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Document the Head, Waist, and Hip Circumference of Pediatric Patients

  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 Head/Waist/Hip circumference section, do one of the following:
    1. 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.
    2. 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. For more information on entering the weight of the pediatric patient, see Document the Weight of Pediatric Patients.