Selecting a Patient
You must select a patient before you can enter vitals
data, view existing data, or view allergies. The Vitals application allows
you to select one patient, or multiple patients within a patient group.
To select one or more patients:
- On the top Vitals tool bar, click the Pt Select button.
The Patient Selector pane opens on the left side of the Vitals window.
- Under the Patient Groups List, click Unit, Ward,
Team, Clinic, or All button to select a group
or location:
Unit displays a list of Nursing units
Ward displays a list of MAS Wards
Team displays a list of teams defined in the OE/RR
List file (#100.21)
Clinic displays a list of clinics for a predetermined
period of time (e.g., Today, Yesterday, Past week)
All displays a list of all available patients
- enter a patient’s last name or SSN to search for a specific patient
- Click a location. A list of patients for the selected group or
location displays below the Group List.
- To select one patient, double-click a patient name and click OK
to confirm the selection. The patient information opens in the Vitals
window: see Entering
Vitals Data for One Patient for further instructions.
- To select more than one patient, hold down the CTRL button and
click multiple names, then click the Enter Vitals for Selected
Patients button at the bottom left of the window. The first patient’s
information opens in the Vitals window: see Entering
Vitals Data for Multiple Patients for further instructions.