Ordering a Lung Function Test on an IP Encounter

Scenario

Your patient has attended hospital as an Inpatient and you need to order a lung function test for them.

Instructions

In the patient record in the blue left side menu:

Either:

  • Navigate to your Workflow tab and select New Order Entry:

Or: 

  • Navigate to the Requests/Care Plans and select +Add:

    1. In the Search field, type Lung Function
    2. Click the relevant order in the search results:

  1. If you are using Requests/Care Plans: after clicking the relevant order, the Orders section of the Requests/Care Plans area will open (See No. 4). If you are using the Workflow: the order will appear as a numerical icon in the basket in the top right of your screen. Click the basket, select the relevant order, and click Sign. You will then be transported to a new window (see No. 4 below):

  1.  Select the relevant order, complete the fields as appropriate and click Sign:

  1. Refresh the screen
All mandatory fields, highlighted in yellow, must be filled in or you will not be able to place the order.

 



Updated: 25 March 2026