Skilled Nursing Facilities

Schedule Details - Routine Schedules

For orders received that require administration or documentation on a routine basis, these routine schedules can be combined with other schedules for a single order.

Routine orders can have a specific duration period, or continue indefinitely, depending on what the order indicates. All orders with an end date that is not indefinite can be marked to Require Reassessment, which sends an alert to the Orders Alerts panes on the Clinical and Resident Dashboards.

Indefinite

  • The order is scheduled indefinitely until the order is changed to indicate otherwise.

Specific Date

  • Continue the order until a specific date and time. 

    Note

    After an order is saved, the End Time cannot be changed.

Duration

  • Allow for the order to be scheduled for a specific number of days, weeks, or months. The end date appears based on the duration entered.

  • Select to administer until the schedule is finished.

  • Select to require a reassessment. This prompts an alert to reassess the order after schedule completion.

Duration by Administration

  • Allow for the order to be scheduled for a specific number of administrations or doses.

  • Select to administer until the schedule is finished.

  • Select to require a reassessment. This prompts an alert to reassess the order after schedule completion.

  1. From a new order, access the Scheduling Details section.

  2. Click Routine to add a routine schedule. Routine Number appears on a tab for entry of a routine schedule.

  3. Either Pharmacy Order Category: Enter the Dose or Admin Quantity if prompted. Or Enteral Feed Order Category: Select the Order Type if applicable.

  4. Enter Frequency that the order needs to be administered.

  5. Enter the Schedule Type for the routine order.

  6. Enter the Facility Time Code that applies to the Frequency selected.

  7. Enter in the Related Diagnosis and/or the For (Indications for Use) fields.

  8. Enter Additional Directions as directed in the order.

  9. Select the Administered By.

  10. Review Start Date and Time - This field shows the next date/time from the Order Date/Time based on the Frequency, Schedule Type, and Facility Time Code entered.

  11. Select an End Date.

  12. Enter any Admin Notes, or Supplementary Documentation from Add

  13. Continue on to the Source Details section of the order.

  • Diet Order Category does not allow for a schedule to be applied. Only Related Diagnoses, For (Indications for Use), Additional Directions, Start and End Date are fields to complete for all Diet Orders.

  • Either the Related Diagnosis or For (Indications for Use) field are required for orders entered in with a routine schedule. If neither are entered an error message appears on saving or queuing the order.

  • Admin Notes are notes that are visible to the clinician administering the order to the resident.

  • Supplementary Documentation can be added to any Routine schedule for a variety of system items or a Custom item can be created for documentation to be recorded against when the clinician is administering the order.