Using The Temporary Name Feature - Escort Prism 20401 Reference Manual

Using the Temporary Name Feature

CIS STATUS MESSAGE:
Displays Temporary Patient's Name (Flashing)
Patient vital signs information that is taken on an unconfirmed patient must be assigned a
temporary patient name at the monitor. This will assist in identifying which patient record in the
Clinical Information System the stored data should be sent to when the operator is ready and able
to send the vital sign data to the CIS. Since the CIS Module permits vital sign data for up to (10)
patients to be stored for later transmission to the CIS, the ability to enter a temporary name may
become a very important feature.
To assign a temporary name to the vital signs data being collected:
1. Place the CIS Menu into the Trace 2 waveform zone using the steps outlined in section
"Accessing the CIS Menu".
2. Press the softkey associated with the "TEMP NAME:" function.
3. At the prompt, enter the temporary patient name under which all collected data will be
associated. See instructions listed below for entering this information via the patient monitor
softkeys and optional keyboard.
Instructions for Entering the Temporary Patient Name:
Selecting the "TEMP NAME" function from the CIS menu will display a menu similar to
the following, along with the corresponding softkeys. The temporary name CASTAGNA
is in the process of being entered.
ENTER TEMPORARY PT NAME
CASTAGN
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVW
XYZ .,/-%*;:#0123456789
SAVE / QUIT
← ←
To enter the temporary patient name:
1. Move the cursor to the character to be selected using the arrow keys.
2. Press ENTER to select the character. The character will appear in the second line of
the menu display. To delete a character, select the BKSP key.
3. After the desired name has been entered, move the cursor to the SAVE / QUIT
selections and highlight the SAVE function.
4. Press ENTER to accept the name, or move cursor to the QUIT selection and press
ENTER to quit without saving the name.
To simplify the process of entering a temporary patient name, the CIS softkeys have the
ability to scroll when the key is held. This allows faster selection of the characters. It is
not necessary to enter the full patient name since the temporary name will be converted to
the hospital ADT name when the confirmation process is completed at a later time.
→ → ↓ ↓
BKSP ENTER
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