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Holding an Existing Active Medication Order
You may be able to Hold (and Resume) existing active Medication orders, if your system administrator has enabled this feature. The Hold and Resume functions are not available for any other type of order (such as Labs or Radiology). When holding an order, the fields that are required are controlled by your administrator.
You can hold a medication order from either the Orders module or the Medications module. Instructions for both are listed below.
NOTE: When holding orders, you might see clinical decision support (CDS) alerts (see Reviewing Clinical Decision Support (CDS) Alerts). Alerts can provide clinical data or inform you of issues related to an order.
To hold an existing active medication order from the Orders module:
1. In the Orders module, under the Existing Orders section of the Orders Summary, identify the medication order that you want to hold and then take either of the actions below:
-Select the existing medication order to open the Order Details screen, and then tap Hold .
-Swipe right-to-left on the existing medication order’s row. When the context buttons appear, tap More and then select Hold from the menu.
The Hold Order screen is displayed.
2. Complete the following fields:
Required fields are marked with an exclamation mark in red .
-Hold Reason: Enter the reason for holding the medication.
-Hold Date/Time: If the hold should happen immediately, tap the Hold Date/Time field area and choose the current date and time. If the hold is for a future date, choose the date and time that the hold should begin.
-Resume Date/Time: Add the date that the medication administration should resume.
3. Tap Save.
The Order Summary is re-displayed and the held order is listed in the New Orders section. The words The words “HOLD:” or “FUTURE HOLD:” precedes the order description. The next line displays the Future hold Date/Time (if applicable) and the Hold Reason and Resume Date/Time (if any). If there is no Future hold Date/Time, the order will be placed on hold when you submit it.
4. Enter the reason for holding the medication in the Hold Reason field, as well as the Resume Date/Time, if known. Then tap Save.
The Order Summary is re-displayed and the held order is listed in the New Orders section. The word “Hold:” precedes the order description and the Hold Reason and Resume Date/Time (if any) are added to the end.
5. Tap Sign & Submit .
The hold is submitted to the server. The order is moved from the New Orders section to the Existing Orders section.
To hold an existing active medication order from the Medications module:
1. In the Medications module, select the medication that you want to hold.
The Medication Details screen is displayed.
2. Tap the Detail tab , if it is not already selected, so that you can review the details for the medication before holding it.
3. Tap Hold (listed just above the details).
The Hold Order screen is displayed.
4. Complete the following fields:
Required fields are marked with an exclamation mark in red .
-Hold Reason: Enter the reason for holding the medication.
-Hold Date/Time: If the hold should happen immediately, tap the Hold Date/Time field area and choose the current date and time. If the hold is for a future date, choose the date and time that the hold should begin.
-Resume Date/Time: Add the date that the medication administration should resume.
5. Tap Save.
The Order Summary is re-displayed and the held order is listed in the New Orders section.
If the hold is immediate, the word “Hold:” precedes the order description. The next line displays the Hold Reason and Resume Date/Time (if any). The order will be placed on hold when you submit it.
If the hold is in the future, the words “Future Hold:” precede the order description. The next line displays the Future hold Date/Time and the Hold Reason and Resume Date/Time (if any).
6. Enter the reason for holding the medication in the Hold Reason field, as well as the Resume Date/Time, if known. Then select Save.
The Orders Summary in the Orders module is displayed. The held order is listed in the New Orders section. The word “Hold:” precedes the order description and the Hold Reason and Resume Date/Time (if any) are added to the end.
7. Tap Sign & Submit .
The hold is submitted to the server. The order is moved from the New Orders section to the Existing Orders section.

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