# Ordering Outpatient Meal Isolations/Precautions

To place an isolations / precautions order, follow these steps:

1. Select the Orders tab.

2. Select the active orders view from the View Orders pane

-or-

select View | Active Orders (includes pending, recent activity).

3. Select Dietetic Orders in the Write Orders list box.

The Diet Order dialog will appear.

Note: The diet order may be labeled differently or may not be available from your Write Orders field.

Note: If encounter information has not been entered, the encounter information dialog appears before the Diet Order dialog. You must complete the encounter information dialog before proceeding.

4. Select the Isolations / Precautions tab.

5. Select a type of precaution.

6. Enter any necessary instructions in the Instructions field.

7. Select Accept Order.

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