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Nurse quick guide

Who: nurses in OPD and on the wards.

Record OPD vitals​

  1. Go to OPD Queue → Vitals counter.
  2. Select Record vitals on the patient.
  3. Enter the readings. A reading out of range is marked High or Critical high.
  4. Select Record vitals. The patient is now with the doctor.

Record ward vitals​

  1. Go to Nurse Activities → Vitals.
  2. Open the patient, choose Record, enter the values and select Record vitals. Timeline shows earlier readings; schedules show Overdue or Due soon.

Give medicines (MAR)​

  1. Go to Nurse Activities → MAR.
  2. On a due dose, select Administer and choose Give, Hold, Refuse or Missed.
  3. Scan the Patient wristband and the Drug barcode, then select Verify scan.
  4. Confirm the right dose, route and time. A high-alert drug needs a second nurse as Witness.
  5. Select Give dose.
danger

"Barcode does not match — do not administer." Stop and check the patient and the drug.

Medicines the patient brought from outside show Patient's own, brought from outside.

Hand over your shift​

  1. Go to Nurse Activities → Handoff.
  2. Pick the Incoming nurse and fill Situation, Background, Assessment and Recommendation.
  3. Select Sign handoff. The incoming nurse selects Accept.

Use the bed board​

Go to IPD → Bed Dashboard. Filter by ward or status. On a bed, use Open admission, Transfer, Hold bed or Change status.

Write a medicine for the doctor to sign​

With the prescription toggle on Nurse, you can add a line, including a Buy outside line. It is held for the doctor and sent with Send to doctor. See mark buy outside.

Home visits​

See home visit case sheet.