keith, i'm getting a #error in the query. here's what i used:
SELECT table1.ID, table1.ProcDate, table1.LabNumber, table1.[pt in room], DLookUp("pt out room","table1","ID=" & (DMax("ID","table1","ID<" & [ID]))) AS Previous, DateDiff('n',[Previous],[pt in room]) AS turn
FROM table1;
is the...