Entering Vitals Data
This procedure will help you enter a patient’s vitals
from the Vitals Lite window. You can enter vitals for more than one date
or time in a single session.
To enter vitals:
- In the Vitals Lite window, click the Enter Vitals button
above the graph. The Hospital Location Selector opens. Note:
if a hospital location is already associated with this patient, you
will skip to step 3.
- Click one of the following three tabs to select a location:
The Appointments tab lists all appointments for this patient for
the last year. Click an appointment to select that clinic location.
The Admissions tab lists all existing admissions
for this patient. Click an admission to select that hospital location.
The Name tab allows you to search for all available
hospital locations. Enter the first few letters of the location name to
open a list of locations, then click one to select it.
- The Enter Vitals window opens, displaying the selected patient’s
Name, SSN, and DOB at the top of the window, along with the selected
Hospital Location and current Date/Time. To use a different location,
date/time, or template for this set of vitals:
Click the Read Monitor button to retrieve vital sign readings from
a vital sign monitor (VSM) connected to the workstation.
Click the Date/Time button to select a different
date or different time.
Click the Hospital Location button to select a
different location.
Click the Exp. View button to display or hide
the Templates panel. To select a template, click any template name in
the list. If no template has been selected, the default System template
will be used.
You can also display or hide the latest vitals on file
for this patient by clicking the Latest V. button. The vitals data
will be shown at the bottom of the Enter Vitals window.
- Type a value for each vital sign or measurement, then press Enter
to move to the next field. If you would like to select a different
qualifier for a vital sign, click the down-arrow button to display
a list of its qualifiers.
To enter a non-numeric value for a particular vital sign or measurement,
use one of these options.
- Click Save. To enter additional vitals for this patient,
repeat steps 4–6 using a different date, time, and/or location.
To discard the vitals you have entered, click Cancel. You will be
prompted to confirm the cancellation.
When you are finished entering vitals for this patient,
click Save and Exit. The Enter Vitals window closes.
Also see:
Viewing
Vitals Data
Marking
Vitals as Entered in Error