Open the Vital Signs Template

NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine Help Enterprise 8

Document the Patient's Temperature

You can measure the body temperature of 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. In Temperature, enter the patient's temperature in Fahrenheit or Celsius within the 50 – 121.98 F or 10 – 49.99 C range respectively. Based on the value entered in the F or C field, the other field is filled automatically. Note: A message appears if the value entered is not within the range. To document the physical site used to measure the temperature, select Site, and then select the appropriate method of measuring the temperature. Save and close the template. Parent topic: Patient Vital Signs Parent topic: Documenting Vital Signs Parent topic: Access the Vital Signs Template

NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine Help Enterprise 8

Document the Patient's Weight

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. Enter the weight of the patient in the lb field or kg field within the 4.409 – 1543.2 lb or 2.00 – 699.99 kg range, respectively. Based on the value entered in the lb or kg field, the other field is filled automatically. If the value entered is not within the range, a message appears to indicate that the value entered is out of range. To indicate if the patient was wearing shoes when the body weight is measured, select a Context option. Save and close the template. When you enter the height and weight on the Adult Vital Signs template, NextGen® Enterprise EHR automatically calculates the Body Mass Index (BMI). If the BMI is not within the normal range, a message appears based on the configuration on the Vital Signs Configu

NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine Help Enterprise 8

Document the Patient's Height

You can document the height of a patient in inches or in feet 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. Select Add. The age-specific vital signs template opens. In Height/length measurements, do one of the following: To enter the current day's data, fill the ft, in, or cm fields within the 1 – 9.99 ft, 12 – 119.88 in, or 30.48 – 304.49 cm range, respectively. To enter previously documented data, select the Carried forward option. If you enter the height in either the ft, cm, or in field, the NextGen® Enterprise EHR fills values in the other fields automatically. Note: A message appears if the value entered is not within the range. Adult Vital Sign Indicate the position of the patient when the height is measured. To enter the date when the patient's height is measured, select a date in Last M

NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine Help Enterprise 8

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

NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine Help Enterprise 8

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

NextGen® Adaptive Content Engine Help Enterprise 8

Edit Vital Signs

You can edit the vital signs details entered during the intake process, in the Vital Signs panel on the SOAP template. Open NextGen® Enterprise EHR. Open the SOAP template. In Vital Signs, select the vital sign record that you want to edit and select Edit. Note: If you need to update a vital sign, ensure that you are editing the desired record, as multiple vital signs can be entered for the encounter. The Vital Signs template opens. Make the desired changes to the vital sign. Select Save, and then select Close. Parent topic: Review of Vital Signs on SOAP

Open the Vital Signs Template

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Document the Patient's Temperature

Document the Patient's Weight

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Document the Patient's Peak Flow

Documenting Vital Signs

Edit Vital Signs

Open the Vital Signs Template

Document the Patient's Temperature

Document the Patient's Weight

Document the Patient's Height

Document the Patient's Peak Flow

Documenting Vital Signs

Edit Vital Signs