Using Communications Questionnaires

Executing Questionnaires

To execute a questionnaire:

1. Click the Word Processing Word Processing button in the patient chart. The Word Processing menu is displayed.

2. Select Execute Questionnaire. The Execute Questionnaire window is displayed.

3. Select the questionnaire you want to execute and click Select. The questionnaire is displayed.

4. Each question type is displayed in a different format. The following options are available:

5. Single Answer—Click on the answer to select it, or use the arrow keys to select the answer and press Enter or Tab to go to the next question. After you make a selection, the software prompts you with the next question.

6. Answer Prompt—The type of answer required for this question is displayed to the right of the answer prompt. Press Enter to go to the next question. Type your expanding text here.

7. Tooth Chart—The tooth chart is displayed, prompting you to click on the teeth that correspond to the question. Click OK to go to the next question.

8. Multi-Answer—Click the box next to each answer. Press Enter to go to the next question.

9. Narrative—Type the answer in the narrative window. If the narrative has been set up with predefined answers, click on the answer at the top of the window to display it. You can edit the answer, or you can type a new answer.

10. Header—To move to the section of a questionnaire under a particular header, click on the header, and the screen scrolls to that section of the questionnaire.

11. Procedure—Click or press Tab in the question box to display the Procedures window. Select the procedures that were performed and click OK.
    
    The procedures display on the questionnaire on the same line or in a list, depending on the style you selected when the question was created.

12. Patient Field—Automatically populated when the information exists in the patient chart. If the information does not exist or is incorrect, type the answer in the questionnaire, and the information is updated in the patient chart.

13. Dated Narratives—Type the answer in the window. When you save the answer, the software dates the narrative entry. If the narrative has been set up with predefined answers, you can click on the answer at the top of the window to display it. You can edit the answer.

5. Click Print to print a questionnaire summary report for the patient.

6. Click OK to complete the questionnaire. If letters are assigned to this questionnaire, the Assigned Letters window is displayed.

7. Click in the Action column next to each letter to select Post, Print, or None, and click OK.

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