{"id":23641,"date":"2026-05-18T09:10:52","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T09:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/training.nuth-itt.co.uk\/?page_id=23641"},"modified":"2026-05-18T09:10:52","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T09:10:52","slug":"medisight-encounter-preop","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/training.nuth-itt.co.uk\/?page_id=23641","title":{"rendered":"mediSIGHT &#8211; Encounter: Pre-Assessment"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13309 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/training.nuth-itt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Picture36-300x71.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"71\" srcset=\"https:\/\/training.nuth-itt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Picture36-300x71.png 300w, https:\/\/training.nuth-itt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Picture36.png 566w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/h1>\n<h1>mediSIGHT &#8211; Creating an Encounter: Pre-op Assessment<\/h1>\n<div class=\"guideSection\" id=\"\">Background<\/div>\n<p>This encounter is available to nurses who are preparing patients for cataract listing at Newcastle Westgate Cataract Centre.\u00a0 \u00a0It is not to be used in other procedures or settings.<\/p>\n<div class=\"guideSection\" id=\"\">Process<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/training.nuth-itt.co.uk\/?page_id=14580\">Open mediSIGHT and find the patient record<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Click &#8220;Create new +&#8221; and choose\u00a0<strong>Pre-op Assessment<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Choose the <strong>Cataract Pathway<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Choose\u00a0<strong>In Clinic<\/strong> or\u00a0<strong>By Telephone<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Under\u00a0<strong>Planned operation<\/strong> choose the correct procedure, or add a new one if required<\/li>\n<li>Complete the following sections\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Important questions<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Admission and discharge planning<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Anaesthetic history<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Diabetic status<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Allergies<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Current medication<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Observations\u00a0<\/strong>(As indicated)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The above sections will identify answers that need highlighting clinically <div class=\"infoSection\"><i class=\"fa fa-info-circle\" style=\font-size:3rem\"><\/i>  This was updated on 18 May 2026 to include all the majority of the questions above.\u00a0 Changes do not apply retrospectively.<\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-23642\" src=\"https:\/\/training.nuth-itt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Pre-operative-Assessment-Highlight.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"509\" height=\"403\" srcset=\"https:\/\/training.nuth-itt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Pre-operative-Assessment-Highlight.png 669w, https:\/\/training.nuth-itt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Pre-operative-Assessment-Highlight-300x238.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 509px) 100vw, 509px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Enter notes into the\u00a0<strong>Plan<\/strong> section for any of the highlighted answers above<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-23643\" src=\"https:\/\/training.nuth-itt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Pre-operative-Assessment-Highlight-Plan.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"539\" height=\"151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/training.nuth-itt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Pre-operative-Assessment-Highlight-Plan.png 646w, https:\/\/training.nuth-itt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Pre-operative-Assessment-Highlight-Plan-300x84.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 539px) 100vw, 539px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"infoSection\"><i class=\"fa fa-info-circle\" style=\font-size:3rem\"><\/i>  It is very important to ensure that items highlighted from your assessment are entered into the plan box.<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Finalise<\/strong> the encounter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>Events<\/strong> page will now show the highlighted entries in black, with an exclamation mark (!).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23644\" src=\"https:\/\/training.nuth-itt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Pre-operative-Assessment-Events.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"734\" height=\"314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/training.nuth-itt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Pre-operative-Assessment-Events.png 734w, https:\/\/training.nuth-itt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Pre-operative-Assessment-Events-300x128.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 734px) 100vw, 734px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>And the\u00a0<strong>Overview<\/strong> page will show your filtered comments for easy reference:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-23645\" src=\"https:\/\/training.nuth-itt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Pre-operative-Assessment-Overview.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"791\" height=\"226\" srcset=\"https:\/\/training.nuth-itt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Pre-operative-Assessment-Overview.png 791w, https:\/\/training.nuth-itt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Pre-operative-Assessment-Overview-300x86.png 300w, https:\/\/training.nuth-itt.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/Pre-operative-Assessment-Overview-768x219.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adding a pre-assessment encounter in 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