D.14 Laboratory Order Entry in CPRS.pdf

Laboratory Order Entry in CPRS

Choose the Add Orders Menu from the left-hand side of the Orders tab, choose

LABORATORY…. From the Add Orders Menu. This screen appears. Enter the desired lab test, select it, indicate the Collection Type, Collection Date/Time and for inpatients indicate How Often and How Long the test is ordered.

To discontinue a Laboratory, select it from the Orders tab, right mouse click and choose

Discontinue.

Choose the reason for the discontinuance.

To order Blood Culture, choose the Lab test that reads CULTURE (BLOOD)

Blood Cultures must be ordered in this way, so as to allow for proper resulting in the Lab package.

For Other Culture and Sensitivity orders, the Collection Sample and the Specimen must be chosen.

The list of Collection Samples will present to the user.

Laboratory Results are viewed from the Lab Tab. The default view is Most Recent.

Patient name

Cumulative view of labs displays as follows:

Procedure for entry of Fluid or Urine Testing:

Orders for fluid testing are generally ordered in CPRS by typing “fluid”. The available tests will then be displayed on the screen. Microbiology and Virology test orders are entered by typing in “C&S” or “viral culture”, respectively. Orders for urine testing are generally ordered in CPRS by typing “urine”. The available tests will then be displayed on the screen. Special considerations:

Cerebrospinal fluid-Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) should be indicated on the CPRS order form to caution interpretation of the total protein, electrolytes, cell count, etc. CSF fluids, with the exception of Microbiology and Virology testing are generally considered STAT specimens and as such are to be sent to Butler Memorial hospital for testing, CSF culture specimen are sent to the Pittsburgh VA laboratory for testing. If multiple tests are ordered on a CSF specimen, the tubes should be numbered and submitted as follows:

Tube #1=Chemistry testing which is done by the Butler Memorial Hospital laboratory

Tube #2=Microbiology testing which is done by the Pittsburgh VA laboratory

Tube #3=Cell counts which are done by the Butler Memorial Hospital laboratory

Tube #4=extra tube or sent for any virology testing that may be ordered. Most virology testing is sent to the reference laboratory i.e. LabCorp for testing.

Patient name