Document the Pediatric Patient's Historical Vital Signs

You can document the historical vital signs 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. Document the patient's recorded historical vital signs.
6. 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: A message appears if the value entered is not within the range.
7. 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: A message appears if the value entered is not within the range.
8. Click Measured date, and then select the corresponding historical date.
9. To enter the time details, click Time, and then select the corresponding historical time.
10. Click Save, and then click Close.
    The historical vital signs record appears in the Vital Signs History grid on the Vital Signs History template. You can open the template using the History link in the Vital Signs panel.