5 Managing Patients

Care Groups

Care Group Symbols (used in the Care Group overview bar and the My Care Group window)

This is a telemetry bed

This bed is on a wireless network

This bed is on a wired network

This is a “paired” bed, with a bedside monitor and a telemetry transmitter assigned.

Viewing the My Care Group Window

This window shows the alarm status, bed name, and patient name for every bed in the Care Group.

The window for the Unit group (shown here) shows first the beds of the Information Center this bed is connected to. By selecting the Information Center name you can display a list of all Information Centers associated with the Unit group, and select another Information Center to view.

To enter the My Care Group window,

select the Other Patients SmartKey, if configured, or

in the Main Setup menu, select My Care Group.

My Care Group

Beds From:

 

Room 2

Smith, Mary

Room 4

Jones, Paul

Bed 2

Murphy, Sarah

Bed 4

Miller, John

Bed 8

Baker, Jane

Room 1

Green, Liza

Room 3

Scott, James

Room 5

Black, Harald

Use the My Care Group pop-up keys to navigate through the Care Groups:

My Unit lets you view a list of all the Information Centers in your Care Unit. Select an Information Center to see a list of the monitors connected to it. Select any monitor to see the Other Patient window for that bed.

Other Units lets you view a list of all the Care Units in your Care Domain. Select any Care Unit to view a list of the Information Centers connected to it. Select an Information Center to see a list of the monitors connected to it. Select any monitor to see the Other Patient window for that bed.

Alarming Beds lets you view a list of all beds in your care group with an unacknowledged alarm. The beds are listed in order of alarm severity.

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Philips MP20/30, MP60/70/80/90, MP40/50 manual Viewing the My Care Group Window, Main Setup menu, select My Care Group

MP60/70/80/90, MP40/50, MP20/30 specifications

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