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Nursing

Record fluid balance

Available to

Nurses.

Fluid balance records what the patient takes in and what they pass. The total for the last 24 hours is shown on the encounter.

Record an entry

  1. Open Nursing → Fluid Balance and select New.
  2. Choose the Patient and Encounter, and check Recorded At.
  3. Choose the Direction: Intake or Output.
  4. Choose the Category. Intake: Oral, Intravenous, Tube feed, Blood product. Output: Urine, Drain, Vomit, Stool (liquid). Other can be used for either.
  5. Enter the Volume Ml and an optional Note, then save.
Entries with signed volumes: intake is positive and output is negative. The footer shows the totals.
Entries with signed volumes: intake is positive and output is negative. The footer shows the totals.
The Nursing tab of the encounter shows the 24-hour balance and the number of overdue tasks.
The Nursing tab of the encounter shows the 24-hour balance and the number of overdue tasks.

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