User's Manual

Admit/Discharge
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Entering Patient Type and Gender
To select the patient type, touch the ADULT/NEONATE key. Once the selection
has been made, it is stored in the monitor’s memory and either ADULT or
NEONATE is highlighted. If you use one patient type exclusively, your system
administrator may set the selection to that specific type.
To select the patient gender, touch the MALE/FEMALE key. Once the selection
has been made, it is stored in the monitor’s memory and either MALE or FEMALE
is highlighted.
Changing Patient Information
To alter any existing patient information, use the CHANGE DATA key. This key
does not function when there is no patient name or ID number stored in the
system.
Discharging a Patient
To clear the bedside monitor of existing patient information, touch the
DISCHARGE key. You can now purge the existing patient data.
To change patient information:
1 Touch MONITOR SETUP.
2 Touch ADMIT/DISCHARGE.
3a Select a subnet or a bed
(central only).
3b If you selected a subnet, then
select a bed.
4 Touch CHANGE DATA.
5 Make desired changes as
described under Entering New
Patient Information on page 3-4.
To discharge a patient:
1 Touch MONITOR SETUP.
2 Touch ADMIT/DISCHARGE.
3a Select a subnet or a bed
(central only).
3b If you selected a subnet, then
select a bed.
4 Touch DISCHARGE.
5 Select YES to purge the existing
data.