[MEDITECH-L] NUR attribute help

[Ebert, Vicky]

I'm looking for a way to DFT a "Y" and pop-up a message if the weight of a patient is > 350 lbs. We have a weight query in pounds on the CDS (Query 1) and further down on the same CDS there is a Y/N query "Is the patient > 350 lbs" (Query 2). If the weight is under 350- default "N", if over 350 default "Y" and give a message before continuing to the next query. I've searched the L-archives for any similar situations to copy from and have not been successful in putting an attribute together.
I'm new to the L and outside of copy/paste, newer to this game of attributes.
Thank you.

Vicky Ebert RN
Nursing Clinical Analyst
Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center
555 S. 70th St. Lincoln, Ne 68510
Phone: 402-219-5176
Fax: 402-219-8998
Email VEb...@stez.org

[Lovelace, Chuck]

There are several different ways to do this but try this, it should work for
you and keeps it pretty clean and simple.

DFT=(IF{/[ANS%0,"NURWT1"]|0>350 "Y"})
FCL1=IF{@.response="Y" @W.return("This patient's weight exceeds 350 lbs!")}

NURWT1 is your first query, place attribute on your query #2.

Chuck Lovelace, RN, Clinical Analyst
Door County Memorial Hospital
Information Systems
323 South 18th Avenue
Sturgeon Bay, WI 54235
Office 920-746-3608
Fax 920-743-6204
Email - clov...@dcmh.org

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[Davis, Dan]

I have a question. What is the purpose of the query further down on the screen asking if their weight is over 350? Since the system already "knows" how much the patient weights, why not simply react to their weight? If you want to give a message to staff, why not react immediately when they press return on the weight query?

Dan Davis, RN
Clinical Informatics Analyst
Sumner Regional Health Systems
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Fax: (615)328-6665
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[Ebert, Vicky]

Thank you to all who provided me with an attribute. This one of Chuck's
made it past my syntax checker and is working well.

Vicky Ebert RN
Nursing Clinical Analyst
Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center
555 S. 70th St. Lincoln, Ne 68510
Phone: 402-219-5176
Fax: 402-219-8998

Email veb...@stez.org

-----Original Message-----
From: Lovelace, Chuck [mailto:clov...@dcmh.org]
Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 2:27 PM
To: Ebert, Vicky; medit...@MTUsers.com

[Davis, Dan]

Yes, if you already have an FCL1 and an FCL2 on your weight query, then adding the logic to pop up the message as an FCL3 would do it easily. You could do it this way:

FCL3=IF{@.response>350 @W.return("This patient's weight exceeds 350 lbs!")}

Of course this would only be evaluated (like all FCL attributes) if a new response is entered. So, if you are not defaulting that answer in, every time someone documents the weight this attribute would be evaluated. Doing it this way eliminates a Y/N query on your screen further down.

Dan Davis, RN
Clinical Informatics Analyst
Sumner Regional Health Systems
Phone: (615)328-6548
Fax: (615)328-6665
We provide comprehensive tools, which collect and communicate information, that support clinicians and their processes to improve quality of care and patient safety.

-----Original Message-----
From: Ebert, Vicky [mailto:VEb...@stez.org]
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 7:56 AM
To: Davis, Dan
Subject: RE: [MEDITECH-L] NUR attribute help

Oh, Each FCL is evaluated up to 225 characters. I see, then another FCL3
could be added.
Thank you. Each day is a new adventure in the Meditech world...

Vicky Ebert RN
Nursing Clinical Analyst

Phone: 219-5176
Fax: 219-8998
Email veb...@stez.org

-----Original Message-----
From: Davis, Dan [mailto:Dan....@sumner.org]
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 7:45 AM
To: Ebert, Vicky
Subject: RE: [MEDITECH-L] NUR attribute help

Vicky,
You can do it right on that query with an FCL attribute and it wouldn't
matter how much code you have on that query because each FCL attribute
is evaluated individually!

Dan Davis, RN
Clinical Informatics Analyst
Sumner Regional Health Systems
Phone: (615)328-6548
Fax: (615)328-6665
We provide comprehensive tools, which collect and communicate
information, that support clinicians and their processes to improve
quality of care and patient safety.

-----Original Message-----
From: Ebert, Vicky [mailto:VEb...@stez.org]
Sent: Tuesday, January 15, 2008 7:39 AM
To: Davis, Dan
Subject: RE: [MEDITECH-L] NUR attribute help

Dan,
I have a lot of code on the weight query already for calculations.
Popping up the message there was going to be my alternative solution if
I couldn't do it further down the CDS. A team of nurses put together a
mobility assessment (without an Analyst involved) and I had to redirect
other things they wanted so I wanted to give them this one.

Have a good day!

Vicky Ebert RN
Nursing Clinical Analyst

Phone: 219-5176
Fax: 219-8998
Email veb...@stez.org

-----Original Message-----
From: Davis, Dan [mailto:Dan....@sumner.org]
Sent: Monday, January 14, 2008 2:54 PM
To: 'Lovelace, Chuck'; Ebert, Vicky; medit...@MTUsers.com
Subject: RE: [MEDITECH-L] NUR attribute help

I have a question. What is the purpose of the query further down on the
screen asking if their weight is over 350? Since the system already
"knows" how much the patient weights, why not simply react to their
weight? If you want to give a message to staff, why not react
immediately when they press return on the weight query?

Dan Davis, RN
Clinical Informatics Analyst
Sumner Regional Health Systems
Phone: (615)328-6548
Fax: (615)328-6665
We provide comprehensive tools, which collect and communicate
information, that support clinicians and their processes to improve
quality of care and patient safety.

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