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Chapter 3
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Setting Up the System
86 Pyxis MedStation 4000 System Console User Guide
17. Click
OK
. You are returned to the New Order Setup dialog box with the Med
Info tab populated by the information you provided.
18. Click
Save
. You are returned to the New Patient Setup dialog box with the
Order Data tab populated by the information you provided.
19. Click the
Allergies
tab.
20. In the Allergies box, enter any known allergies (the default messages indicates
that allergies are not known).
21. Click
Save
.
22. In the confirmation message, click
OK
.
Using the expanded allergies feature
The expanded allergies feature allows the console to display full patient allergy
information from your facility information system. It also can be manually
entered within the Pyxis MedStation system network. This feature also displays
multiple reactions and severities associated with a given allergy.
If multiple allergies with multiple fields are entered, the console sends a message
to the station. The message alerts your facility’s personnel to check the patient’s
chart.
1. To manually enter information in the expanded allergies section, go to
System
Setup
>
Patients
.
2. In the Patients dialog box, you can access the expanded allergies tab when
adding a patient or editing a patient. Click
Add
to add a patient.
or
Highlight a patient’s name and click
Edit
.
NOTE
Once the expanded allergies feature is enabled, it must stay enabled or the
system will not synchronize.