Cis Status Message Zone; Setting Up A Patient For Data Collection - Escort Prism 20401 Reference Manual

The action taken upon the selection of a softkey is determined by the current menu selections
displayed on the CIS menu located in the Trace 2 waveform zone. To select a function, press the
monitor softkey associated with the appropriate key label. During certain menu operations, the
F1-F5 function key selections may be replaced by other softkey selections to match the on-screen
choices displayed in the CIS Menu. Selection of these choices is identical to that of the F1-F5
function keys
To use an optional keyboard:
1. Locate the port labeled "Keyboard" on the CIS Communication Module.
2. Insert the keyboard connector (noting the proper orientation).
3. If the CIS menu has not yet been placed into the Trace 2 waveform zone, select it for the
trace using the method described in section "Accessing the CIS Menu".
Once the CIS menu is displayed in the Trace 2 waveform zone, the menu can be manipulated
using the keyboard.
4. Press the function keys on the keyboard to select the appropriate menu item indicated by that
key.

CIS Status Message Zone

The CIS Communication Module will report the status of the monitor's connection to the CIS in
the CIS Status Message Zone. This message zone is visible at all times regardless of the CIS
menu being assigned to a trace location. This message area should be consulted during normal
patient monitoring. The status message will provide information such as patient confirmation, the
patient's name under which data will be filed, as well as any loss of communication between the
CIS Communication module and the Clinical Information System. Confirming a patient will
result in the patient's name and identification number being displayed continuously in the
message zone (the confirmation process will be discussed in subsequent sections). Messages that
are flashing are intended to alert the user that an additional action is required. When the
CIS Status Message Zone is flashing, select the CIS menu for display in the Trace 2 waveform
zone (if not present already) in order to obtain additional information about the action that is
requested. The status messages and their meanings are outlined in the applicable sections
throughout this manual.

Setting up a Patient for Data Collection

To allow vital sign data from the monitor to be sent to the correct patient record in the Clinical
Information System, the operator must "CONFIRM" that the patient identified in the hospital
ADT for that monitoring location is in fact the correct patient. Until this "confirmation process" is
completed, no vital sign data will be sent to the CIS. However, vital sign data obtained prior to
the completion of the confirmation process will be stored in the CIS Communication Module and
transmitted to the CIS once the patient is confirmed.
The objective of the CIS Communication Module is to automate the vital sign collection process.
Patient confirmation process should ideally be completed before vital sign measurements are
initiated. For those patient care applications that involve using one monitor for multiple
patients, it is imperative that the NEW PATIENT function is selected from the CIS menu
prior to taking new measurements. This is because all vital sign data obtained after the patient
has been confirmed via the monitor will be sent to the confirmed patient's record in the Clinical
Information System.
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