Documenting Patient Nutrition and Counseling

You can document the details for patient's nutrition and dietary habits using Nutrition panel.

1. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR.
2. Select the Care Guidelines link on any of the main template.
   The Care Guidelines Paged View template opens.
3. In the Care Guidelines panel, select the Grid View link.
   The Care Guidelines grid view template opens.
4. Expand the Nutrition panel.
5. Select the Diet from the list. To enter a value not listed, enter text.
6. Select the Weight gain option No or Yes. If yes, enter the following:
   1. To enter number in pounds gained, select the lbs field or enter number in kilograms gained, select the kgs field.
      An onscreen numeric keypad opens.
   2. Select a numeric value using the keypad or your keyboard.
      If you enter for pounds, the number of kilograms is automatically calculated and appears in the kgs field. If you enter for kilograms, the number of pounds is automatically calculated and appears in the lbs field.
   3. Select the Timeframe field and select the number of days, weeks or months using the Timeframe window, then select OK.
7. Select the Weight loss option No or Yes. If yes, enter the following:
   1. To enter number in pounds gained, select the lbs field or enter number in kilograms gained, select the kgs field.
      An onscreen numeric keypad opens.
   2. Select a numeric value using the keypad or your keyboard.
      If you enter for pounds, the number of kilograms is automatically calculated and appears in the kgs field. If you enter for kilograms, the number of pounds is automatically calculated and appears in the lbs field.
   3. Select the Timeframe field and select the number of days, weeks or months using the Timeframe window, then select OK.
8. Select the Calcium option No or Yes. If yes, enter the following:
   1. Select the Dietary sources check box if appropriate, then select the mg/day field and enter a value.
   2. Select the Supplement check box if appropriate, then select the mg/day field and enter a value.
9. Select the Multivitamin option No or Yes. If yes, select Daily or Occasionally.
10. Select Vitamin D option No or Yes. If yes, enter the following:
    1. Select the Supplement check box, if appropriate.
    2. Select the Adequate sunlight exposure check box if appropriate.
11. Select the Folic acid option No or Yes. If yes, select Daily or Occasionally.
12. Select the Counseled on weight reduction check box, if appropriate.
13. Select the Counseled on dietary changes check box, if appropriate.