User's Manual

Chapter 3: Using the Software
62 Series 6.0 Software (0510-1065-A) - User Guide
3. Use the arrow buttons to find and select the patient or asset to be escorted. Multiple patients and assets
can be selected for escort providing that the Destination and Escort Duration is the same.
a. Hold down the Ctrl key on the keyboard or, if the virtual keyboard is activated, click on the Select
Multiple button in the Escort window. The Select Multiple button highlights when activated.
b. Select the patients or assets to be escorted.
4. Use the arrow buttons to find and select the Destination, or the location to which the patient is to be
escorted.
5. Select the Escort Duration; the choices are Hours or Days. You can choose to set the Escort Duration
from 1 to 23 Hours or 1 to 23 Days.
6. Use the Increase and Decrease arrows to select the amount of time required to escort the patient.
7. Click Escort.
A dialog box appears showing the name of the patient or asset and the amount of time allowed for the
escort.
8. Click OK.
The patient or asset must be returned to the same unit within the selected time allowed, or an alarm is
issued. When initiating an Escort for a patient or asset utilizing an alarming band transmitter, you must
wait 45 seconds before returning the patient or asset to the unit. Returning a patient or asset to the unit
before the 45 seconds time-lapse will result in an incomplete Escort.
To reset escort duration time
1. Click Escort on the toolbar.
2. If necessary, use your proximity card or magnetic/barcode card or enter your Login and Password. Press
Enter or click OK.
The Escort window appears (Figure 3.9 on page 61). Patients or assets with alarming band transmitters,
Wander Management transmitters or Pendant, Fall Monitoring or Incontinence devices that currently
exist in the census are listed in the window.
3. Use the arrow buttons to find and select the patient or asset whose escort duration time is to be reset.
Multiple patients or asset can be selected for resetting duration time, providing that the Destination
and reset duration time is the same.
4. Use the Hours or Days arrows to select the new time needed to escort the patient or asset.