Documenting Weights and Vitals for Multiple Residents
Weights and vitals are recorded regularly to evaluate a resident's progress and condition. You can record values for multiple residents using Quick Entry.
Each category shows you the previous 3 months of data to compare values entered on the resident chart.
Procedure
- Clinical > Quick Entry.
- In Quick Entry, select option: Weight, Blood Pressure, Temperature, Pulse, Respiration, Blood Sugar, Oxygen Saturation, or Pain Level.
- On Weights and Vitals entry screen, select Date, Time (Hr:Min) and method.
Note
You must select a scale, route, position, or method to save vital entries. Pain values can only be documented using numeric entry.
- Type weight and vital entry for resident.
- Click Save.
Hints and tips
- To add vitals for a previous month, change the month and year.
- If collecting weights and values on paper, use Printable View.