NextGen Knowledge Center

Document Current Tobacco Use

  1. Expand the Tobacco Use panel.
  2. If the patient currently uses tobacco, select the Yes option next to Have you ever used tobacco.
  3. If the patient:
    • Smoked tobacco in the last 30 days, select the Yes option next to Have you used tobacco in the last 30 days, and then record the types, quantities, and frequencies under the Smoking Tobacco Use section.
    • Chews tobacco or takes snuff, select the Yes option next to Have you used smokeless tobacco in the last 30 days, and then record the types, quantities, and frequencies under the Non-Smoking Tobacco Use section.
  4. Do one of the following:
    • Select OK.
    • To document additional tobacco history, expand other tobacco template panels as needed.
    • To document another social history, select one from the side navigation.