Welch Allyn Connex Vital Signs Monitor 6000 Series, Directions For Use Manual

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Patient data management
Patient data is managed through the Patients tab.
The monitor allows you to select a patient from a list, manually enter a patient, or automatically
scan a patient ID with the barcode scanner and return an Admit/Discharge/Transfer (ADT) patient
name match. You can also enter additional patient information such as modifiers and manual
parameters.
Caution Verify patient identity on the monitor after manual or barcode entry and
before printing or transferring patient records.
Create a patient
1. Touch the
Patients
tab.
2. Touch
Add
.
3. Touch and then enter patient information. Touch to cycle through the
patient data fields.
Note You can use a barcode scanner to enter a patient ID in the Patient
ID field. Touch in the Patient ID field, scan the barcode,
then touch
OK
.
4. Touch
OK
to return to the Home tab.
The information is saved.
Caution
Verify patient identity on the monitor after manual or barcode entry and
before printing or transferring patient records.
Load patient data with the barcode scanner
You can use a barcode scanner to query existing patient records and perform an ADT patient name
match.
Note
If the monitor is connected to the network running Welch Allyn
®
Connex
®
VM
software, the monitor can receive a patient name from patient records associated
with a scanned ID number.
1. Ensure that you are on the Home tab.
2. Scan the patient's barcode with the barcode scanner.
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