Recording Smoking Status

The Smoking Status screen enables you to quickly input a patient's smoking status.

To record a smoking status:

1. Highlight the required indicator on the Alert screen and either:
   • Double click the indicator line,
   • Right click and select Smoking from the menu, or,
   • Select Smoking from the toolbar.
2. Select a smoking code and optionally enter a quantity.
3. Record the Event Date or use the drop-down list to select from the calendar.
4. If the patient is a smoker or ex-smoker record the Smoking Cessation advice code and optionally enter a second cessation code.
5. Record the Cessation Date or use the drop-down list to select from the calendar.
6. Select OK to save the changes to the patient record:

   

   Note - When the smoking entry is added to the patient record, the Date Started and Date Stopped data entry boxes do not populate.