Title: Using Cerner PowerChart at Stroger Hospital
1Using Cerner PowerChart at Stroger Hospital
2To create a patient list-Open PowerChart Click on
List Management Tool
3List Management Dialog Box Click on New
4Choose Type of List You Want
Use Custom
5Highlight the Relationship, then Click Next
6Click on the Exact Relationship Next again
7After New List is Created, it must be
Activated. Highlight the List, then Click on Arrow
8Two Options to Add Patients Icon, or
Patient List Menu List Menu has Other Options
9Select Add Patient
10Patient Search Dialog Box Enter Info and New
Patient Can Be Added
11Columns of List can be Customized
12Select Items and Move from Left to Right
Using Arrow
13Order entry tab and icon
14Search screen
15Alert/ Pop-up
16Order details
All entries in bold are required
17Order for signature
Will prompt you to enter name of physician who
will cosign your orders
18Admission to bed orderEnter location,
team,physicians
19Use binoculars to search MDs
20Full order
21Updated Kardex Names, pagers
22Examine allergies these are freetext
23Click on allergy Note no drug interaction
checking
24Change allergy entry
Right click to enter new
25Add new allergy
26Use common drug list
27Warning re pre-existing entries
28Revised allergies
29Note allergy is new result
30Entering medication orders
- Inpatient pharmacy only
- Order goes directly to PharmNet
- Order goes directly to patient activity list
(nursing) - No manual order transcription
- Verification by pharmacist on-line
- Order goes automatically to Pyxis after
verification - Order goes to E MAR after verification
31Check allergies, they must be entered first
32Search for drug
33Extra screen pick medication
34Order sentences choose dose, interval
35Allergy warning screens (Multum)
36Order details are prefilled
37E MAR tab and view
Next doses
Meds given
38To Change Med dose-Right click on chosen order
39Change dose as needed
40New order comes up old one cancelled sign order
41New order shows on med profile
42IV Fluids
- Search fluid by generic name
- Enter desired rate, other values fill
automatically - Changing rates require Cancel/reorder
- IVs expire daily and must be reordered
- Giving IV bolus is tricky
43Search saline under sodium
44Enter order details
45Values fill automatically
46Final order for signature
47To enter Problems-Click on Patient information
then Problem List
48Problem list screen
Right click in this area
49Choose problem from ICD list
Search problems or use favorites
50Choose problem, select
51Revised problem list
52Updated Kardex Problems
53Entering Documents
From Clinical Document tab, right click in
blank area, then choose Add Document
54Entering Documents
Choose Document type this determines where
your note ends up! M3s Use HP-Template
Medicine Student Admission Note M4s Use
HP-Template Medicine Intern Admission Note
55Inpatient DocumentationEx Intern HP