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Complete an Advanced Fluids task

If a patient's flowsheet has an Advanced Fluids treatment scheduled, complete the necessary treatment tasks to record the treatment.

Note: It is mandatory to complete each task before you can complete the next task for the treatment.
  1. Go to the whiteboard of the applicable patient.
  2. Select the applicable patient card.
    SmartFlow shows the patient's flowsheet.
  3. In the ADV FLUIDS section, right-click on the cell for the applicable task.
    An Advanced Fluids treatment task
    SmartFlow shows an Execute task dialog box.
  4. If previous Advanced Fluids tasks are not completed, enter your initials in the Initials box and select Confirm skip.
    The Initials box and Confirm skip button
    Note: If staff did complete previous tasks, select Cancel. Then, complete the applicable tasks before you continue.
  5. If it is necessary to change the fluid rate, enter the new rate in the Rate box.
    The Rate box
  6. In the Initials box, enter your initials.
    The Initials box
  7. Select Confirm.
    The Confirm button
SmartFlow has information about the completed treatment task. The applicable cell in the flowsheet shows an icon that identifies what you did for the treatment task.