# Navigation Menu Grouping Implementation Guide

This guide shows how to implement grouped navigation menus with dropdown items in your Laravel application.

## Overview

The navigation can be grouped into categories where each category has a dropdown menu containing related menu items.

## Implementation Approach

### Option 1: Using a Menu Configuration Class (Recommended)

Create a menu configuration class that defines all menu items organized by categories.

### Option 2: Direct Implementation in Blade

Implement the grouped navigation directly in the navigation Blade template.

## Example Structure

```
Navigation Menu:
├── Dashboard (single link)
├── Patient Care (dropdown)
│   ├── Patients
│   ├── Visits
│   └── Admissions
├── Clinical Services (dropdown)
│   ├── Consultations
│   ├── Nursing Station
│   ├── Medication Log
│   └── Lab
├── Pharmacy & Billing (dropdown)
│   ├── Prescriptions
│   └── Billing
├── Administration (dropdown)
│   ├── Services
│   └── AI Features
└── Settings (existing dropdown)
```

## Code Implementation

See the attached files for complete implementation examples.




