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7 Admitting and Discharging
Editing Patient Information
To edit the patient information after a patient has been admitted, select the patient name field on the
main screen of the fetal monitor to open the
changes.
Discharging a Patient
You should always perform a discharge even if your previous patient was not admitted. A discharge:
–
clears the information in the
–
resets all monitor settings to the settings defined in the User Default.
–
advances the paper automatically if the recorder is running.
–
stops the fetal recorder.
When a patient is discharged from the monitor, all patient demographic data is deleted (trace data is
not affected).
To discharge a patient,
Select the patient name field to display the
1
keys.
Select the pop-up key for
2
Select
3
CAUTION
In order to ensure that the settings are reset to user defaults for a new patient, always discharge the
previous patient from the fetal monitor.
NOTE
In order to ensure a continuous record, it is recommended to discharge the patient before performing
a new patient admission in OB TraceVue.
New Patient Check
The fetal monitor can be configured to ask you in certain situations:
•
after a specified power-off period
•
after a specified standby period
whether a new patient is now being monitored. The pop-up window is entitled
The monitor offers a
No
a
key to continue monitoring with the current patient data and settings.
The time periods for the two conditions can be configured independently.
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Dischrge Patient
Confirm
to discharge the patient.
Yes
key to discharge the previous patient and begin monitoring a new patient and
Patient Demographics
Patient Demographics
window.
Patient Demographics
.
window, and make the required
window and associated pop-up
Is This A New Patient?
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