Nurses Training Guide - UCSF Radiation Oncology

Lesson 1: The Basics
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Notes 4. Click Append.
Adds the current date, time and user initials are added.
5. Type in the appended note text, then click .
Appends the note is appended.
Locking and Unlocking Notes
You can lock a note so that only you can unlock and edit it. Other users cannot
change, append, or delete a note locked by you. In this exercise, you will lock and
unlock notes.
1. Select the note, then click .
Displays the Patient Note window.
2. Right-click anywhere in the patient note to display the Patient Note Options
menu, then click Lock.
Displays the Lock dialog box, shown in Figure 19.
Figure 19: Lock Dialog Box
Your user ID is automatically entered in the Name field.
3. Type your password, then click .
Unlocks the note with your user ID and password. An asterisk (*) displays next to
the note type in the Patient Notes window, which indicates that the note is locked.
4. Follow step 1 above, Right-click to display the Patient Note Options menu, then
click Unlock.
Displays the Lock dialog box.
5. Continue with step 3 above.
Unlocks the note.