Sequence Of Events When Admitting A Patient - GE ApexPro Service Manual

Sequence of events when admitting a patient

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If the number of receivers that are reserved is less than the total number of receivers
in the tower, there are unassigned receivers available. For example: a tower has a pool
of 16 receivers, and 8 of them are reserved for one or more units, leaving 8
unassigned receivers remaining.
Access to unassigned receivers can be allocated to certain units similarly to the way
receivers are reserved, but the following exceptions apply:
The number of unassigned receivers a unit can use is determined by how many
receivers are not already reserved - and/or - not already used up by an admit.
A unit given access to unassigned receivers cannot use any receivers reserved for
a different unit, even if they are not in use.
Once all receivers in a tower are either reserved or in use, a unit having access to
unassigned receivers cannot admit to the tower.
The following is a possible reserved/unassigned receiver scenario:
1. A tower with 16 receivers has 8 reserved for unit A. Units B and C are listed to
access the remaining 8 unassigned receivers. Additionally, Unit A is not listed as
having permission to access the remaining 8 unassigned receivers.
2. Unit A uses its 8 reserved receivers regardless of how many other receivers are in
use, but can only use up to 8 and no more.
3. Unit B admits 4 patients. These admits use up 4 of the unassigned receivers,
leaving 4 still available.
4. Unit C admits 4 patients. These admits use up the remainder of the unassigned
receivers.
5. Units B and C try to admit again, but cannot (all receivers are either reserved or
in use).
6. If another tower is available, and Units B and C have the appropriate access, the
admits take place at this other tower.
7. Unit B discharges 2 patients, making 2 receivers available.
8. Unit C admits 2 patients. All receivers are again either reserved or in use: Unit A
has 8 (all reserved), Unit B has 2, and Unit C has 3.
The Receiver Configuration screen in Webmin is used to maintain a configuration
list at each tower for reserved and unassigned receiver allocations and their associated
units. See Configure the receivers on page 5-8.
The configuration list indicates how many receivers are reserved for specific units.
The list also indicates whether specific units can admit to unassigned receivers. Units
can have both reserved receivers and access to unassigned receivers.
Regardless of where an admit is initiated, whether from a bedside (in combo mode), a
CIC Pro center monitoring station or elsewhere, the process always goes through the
following steps:
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