Adding Smoking Rows to the Template

Recording details on the patients smoking habits can be done by adding a smoking row to the template. When clicked you can enter clinical terms on smoking status along with any cessation advice. The number of tobacco products smoked per day can also be recorded, as shown below. To attach a freetext comments to the Smoking entry you can set this up in Template Designer by adding a clinical term Footer Control.

To add smoking rows to the template:

  1. On the Home tab, select Add Smoking Row from the Controls area of the toolbar.
  2. Type a meaningful name or description for the field.

This can be up to a maximum of 50 characters long and can contain a mixture of letters, numbers or special characters.