Inpatient Orders: Miscellaneous Order

To place a miscellaneous order in an EHR like Cerner PowerChart or another EHR when you cannot pull a specific order to fill out, you should type CPOE. In some systems, its Misc CPOE. CPOE stands for Computerized Physician Order Entry....

Tube Feeds

Common Tube Feeding Orders I have Used. The following two orders were for a patient with a stroke with PMH of HTN (no CHF or renal failure) who had a new PEG tube placed. There weren’t meant to run at the same time. When she couldn’t tolerate bolus...