Orders for the care of a patient under prescribed circumstances, for example, in preparation for specific diagnostic procedures or surgical operation. Standing orders are to be followed for all such patients unless the physician or surgeon directs otherwise. Establishment of such standing orders is done under formal procedures established by the hospital and its medical staff.
Orders, rules, regulations, protocols, or procedures prepared by the professional staff of a hospital or clinic and used as guidelines in the preparation and carrying out of medical and surgical procedures.