# Ordering Outpatient Meal Early/Late Trays

Outpatient early/late tray orders must be associated with a recurring meal. If no recurring meal has been ordered for the s elected patient, CPRS displays a message informing the user and the user cannot order the early/late tray.

Once these orders have been placed, they are separate from the order with which they are associated. These orders do not discontinue automatically if the existing order is discontinued.

To place an early / late tray diet order, follow these steps:

1. Select the Orders tab.

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

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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 list box.

Note: The encounter information dialog may appear before the Diet Order dialog if you have not entered encounter information. If the encounter information dialog appears, enter the necessary information and select OK.

4. Select the Early / Late Tray tab.

5. Select Breakfast, Lunch, or Evening from the Meal option group.

The appropriate meal times display in the Meal Times option group.

6. Select a meal time.

7. Select the specific meal this order applies to from the drop-down list.

8. Select Accept Order.

Rela ted Topics

Ordering Diets and Outpatient Meals

Order Outpatient Recurring Meals

Outpatient Special Meals

Ordering Outpatient Tubefeeding Meals

Ordering Outpatient Meal Isolations/Precautions

Ordering Outpatient Meal Additional Orders