Nurse Dashboard
Setting the Nurse Dashboard Date Ranges

The Nurse Dashboard displays items based on default or user-specified date ranges. If you want to change the dashboard's default date ranges, you can easily do so through the Preferences dialog box. However, keep in mind that the date ranges you specify can affect system response times. If you experience slow response times, decrease the start date for dashboard items. On the other hand, if the Nurse Dashboard is not displaying all of the items you want to see, increase the start date for these items.

Note: The following table lists the maximum and minimum values users can assign through the Preferences dialog box. These limitations do not exist when you specify date ranges by accessing the parameters directly.

Minimum and Maximum Date Ranges

  Desktop Minimum Desktop Maximum
Events Stop T-30 T+30
Events Start T-180 T
Results Stop T-30 T+30
Results Start T-180 T
Text Order Stop T-30 T+180
Text Order Start T-365 T
Unverified Order Stop T-30 T+30
Unverified Order Start T-180 T
Vitals Stop T-30 T
Vitals Start T-180 T

To change the default date ranges for items that appear on the Nurse Dashboard, follow these steps:

  1. On the main menu, click Tools, then click Options.
    The Preferences dialog box appears (graphic).
  2. Click Nurse Dashboard in the left-hand pane.
  3. Click the tab for each item (Results, Events, Orders, or Vitals) to set date ranges for these individual items.
  4. Enter the appropriate dates in the Start and Stop fields. Care Management accepts only relative dates (T+1, for example).
  5. Click OK.

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