You can enter no-known-allergies (NKA) assessments for patients who have no active allergies by taking the following steps:
1. On the Cover Sheet, right-click within the Allergies/Adverse Reactions pane.
2. From this menu, select Mark patient as having No Known Allergies (NKA).
CPRS displays the No Known Allergies dialog.
Note: CPRS activates The Mark patient as having No Known Allergies (NKA) menu selection only for patients who have no active allergies. When patients have active allergies, CPRS deactivates this selection.
3. Select OK.
Although CPRS does not display allergy-related assessments on the Orders tab, you can also enter an assessment of no known allergies (NKA) from the Orders tab.
To enter a no-known-allergies assessment from the Orders tab, follow these steps:
1. Select the Orders tab.
2. Select Allergies from the Write Orders pane.
The Allergy Reactant Lookup dialog appears.
Note: Your site may have defined and configured other order menus to include allergy-entry dialogs. Regardless of the allergy-entry menu you select, if you have not entered encounter information, CPRS displays the Location for Current Activities dialog before it displays the Allergy Reactant Lookup dialog. You must complete the Location for Current Activities dialog before proceeding.
3. Select the No Known Allergies check box in the lower portion of the dialog box.
4. Select OK.
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