User Manual

ADMIT, DISCHARGE, AND PATIENT DEMOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
74 PatientNet Operator’s Manual, v1.04, 10001001-00X, Draft
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Entering Patient Information
Once a patient is admitted, press the Patient Data button to display the Patient Data
Entry screen (fig. 31).
Fig. 31. Patient Data Entry screen
1. Highlight Patient Name in the list of items.
2. Press the Keyboard button.
3. Using the on-screen keyboard, type in the patient’s name then press the Enter
button. You can also enter information with the external keyboard.
4. Enter the additional demographic information for other items in the same way.
Note: Notice that the patient’s name and ID number now appear on the waveform
area. Available fields are shown below. The Number of Characters value is
the maximum number allowed in each field.
5. Click the Pager # button to display the number pad and enter the pager num-
ber that is assigned to the patient. If a pager is not assigned, then click N on
the number pad to indicate None.
6. Click on the Display Wave button to toggle through the available waveforms
for the selected patient.