Connex® Vital Signs Monitor: Wireless Workflow Training · 1. Review the wireless workflow used with the Connex® Vital Signs Monitor (CVSM) to document vitals electronically. 2

Connex® Vital Signs Monitor:Wireless Workflow Training

Spot, Intervals, & Continuous Monitoring Profiles

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Welcome!

Thank you for choosing Welch Allyn®Objectives:1. Review the wireless workflow used with the

Connex® Vital Signs Monitor (CVSM) to document vitals electronically.

2. Review the workflow steps for the following profiles:– Spot Check– Intervals Monitoring– Continuous Monitoring

3. Basic troubleshooting

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Table of Contents

• CVSM and Barcode Scanner

• Connectivity Symbols

• Spot Check: Workflow

• Review Tab

• Intervals– Workflow

– Automatic

– Program

– Sending

• Continuous– Screens

– Workflow

– Review Tab

– Pause/End Monitoring

• Manual Parameters

• Manual Override

• Switching Clinicians

• Clear Clinician ID

• Clear Patient ID

• Error Messages

– Clinician ID Match

– Clinician ID Required

– Patient ID Match

– Patient ID Required

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CVSM and Barcode Scanner

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Connectivity Symbols

Wireless

Ethernet

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1. Ensure Connectivity symbol is present

2. Touch Clinician Symbol

Spot Check: Workflow

Notes:• If clinician ID is not being captured, skip steps 2 and 3.


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3. Scan clinician IDfrom Clinician tab. Press OK to confirm.



Notes:• If clinician ID is not being captured, skip steps 2 and 3.• Clinician ID appears top left of display as either a full name, abbreviation, ID, or symbol.• Patient ID appears bottom left of display as either a full name or abbreviation, along with the

patient ID number.



3. Scan clinician IDfrom Clinician tab. Press OK to confirm.

4. Scan patient IDfrom Home tab.

5. Acquire desired vital signs (NIBP, SPO2, Pulse Rate, Temp) using proper technique



Notes:

• Depending on configurations, clinician may also Manually Override parameters as needed.

6. Acquire desired vital signs (NIBP, SPO2, Pulse Rate, Temp) using proper technique.

7. Enter Manual Parameters (if applicable)



Notes:

• Depending on configurations, clinician may also Manually Override parameters as needed (if applicable)

• All VS will remain on screen. Probe removal ensures that pressing Save clears Home screen entirely.

• Depending on configurations, pressing Save will send the vitals.

• The messages “Save successful” and “Send successful” will appear in status bar upon successful sending.

6. Acquire desired vital signs (NIBP, SPO2, Pulse Rate, Temp) using proper technique.


8. After capturing all desired data, remove SpO2 probe.

9. Press Save to send vitals to EMR.



Review Tab


• Review Tab holds 400 sets of saved vitals for up to 24 hours

• Depending upon device configuration, if readings sent successfully envelope will appear next to vitals OR readings will be cleared from review tab

• If a set of vitals did not send successfully (no envelope next to it or still in Review tab)

a. Select the set of vitals (place a check in the adjacent box)

b. Press Send, then OK to confirm (envelope will appear next to it when sent successfully)

Review Tab




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Review Tab


• If a set of vitals did not send successfully (no envelope next to it or still in Review tab)

− Select the set of vitals (place a check in the adjacent box)

− Press Send, then OK to confirm (envelope will appear next to it when sent)

• To delete a set of vitals, select it and press Delete



Intervals: Workflow



2. Touch Clinician symbol


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3. Scan Clinician IDfrom Clinician tab. Press Ok to confirm.

Intervals: Workflow





3. Scan Clinician IDfrom Clinician tab. Press Ok to confirm.

4. Scan Patient ID from Home tab.

5. Apply desired accessories and touch interval icon.

Notes:• If clinician ID is not being captured, skip steps 2 and 3.• Clinician ID appears top left of display as either a full name, abbreviation, ID number, or symbol.• Patient ID appears bottom left of display as either a full name or abbreviation, along with patient ID number.• Clinician ID (if applicable) and Patient ID will remain on the display when Intervals are in use. See Clear Patient

ID, Clear Clinician ID, and Switching Clinicians for more information.

Intervals: Workflow


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Intervals: Workflow

6. Select Automatic, Program or Stat.


Intervals: Workflow


7. Adjust intervals as desired (see Intervals: Program slide) and ensure BP cuff on patient.


Intervals: Workflow


7. Adjust intervals as desired (see Intervals: Program slide) and ensure BP cuff on patient.

8. Touch Start Intervals• Start Intervals button becomes Stop Intervals button


Intervals: Workflow

After pressing Start Intervals:

a. First BP starts immediately

b. Intervals symbol now displays countdown until next scheduled NIBP

c. Automatically acquired VS save to Review Tab

d. Taking extra sets of vitals does not alter intervals schedule

− Must press Save to chart extra sets


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Intervals: Workflow

After pressing Start Intervals:

• First BP starts immediately

• Intervals symbol now displays countdown until next scheduled NIBP

• Automatically acquired VS save to Review Tab

• Taking extra sets of vitals does not alter intervals schedule

− Must press Save to chart extra sets

To Stop Intervals, touch and then Stop Intervals button


• Takes NIBP automatically at set frequency

– Frequency ranges from 1 – 240 minutes

Intervals: Automatic


• Takes NIBP automatically at set frequency

– Frequency ranges from 1 – 240 minutes

• To set frequency:

– Touch white tile to use keypad, or touch arrows

Intervals: Automatic

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Ex. Currently set to take NIBP automatically every 100 min.


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Intervals: Program

• Takes NIBP automatically based on protocols at your facility– Up to 6 Programs can be entered

• To begin:– Set up new Interval Program or choose existing

Program


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Intervals: Program



Program

For new Interval Program:

1. Touch any unnamedprogram (ex. Program 1)

2. Touch dropdown menu to set Frequency (ex. q15min)

3. Touch white number tile to enter Duration using keypad (ex. x2)

4. Touch title of program to rename


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For new Interval Program:

1. Touch any unnamed program (ex. Program 1)

2. Touch dropdown menu to set Frequency (ex. q15min)

3. Touch white number tile to enter Duration using keypad (ex. x2)

4. Touch title of program to rename

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Intervals: Program

Ex. Program 1q 15min x 2, thenq 60min x 8




Program

Intervals: Sending


1. Touch Review tab

2. Select vitals to send by touching adjacent boxes.

3. Touch Send, then OK to confirm

4. Envelope will appear next to successfully set VS

Notes:

• Depending upon device configuration, if readings sent successfully envelope will appear next to vitals and remain for 24 hours OR the readings will be cleared from review tab.

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Intervals: Sending


1. Touch Review tab

2. Select vitals to send by touching adjacent boxes.

3. Touch Send, then OK to confirm

4. Envelope will appear next to successfully set VS

Notes:

• Depending upon device configuration, if readings sent successfully envelope will appear next to vitals and remain for 24 hours OR the readings will be cleared from review tab.

• Press Delete (instead of Send) to clear selected vitals from Review tab.

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Continuous Monitoring Screens


RRa tile

EarlySense tile

etCO2 tile

Continuous: Workflow





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3. Scan clinician ID from Clinician tab. Press Okto confirm.




Notes:• If clinician ID is not being captured, skip steps 2 and 3.• Clinician ID appears top left as either a full name, abbreviation, ID number, or symbol.• Patient ID appears bottom as either a full name or abbreviation, along with patient ID

number.

1. Ensure Wireless symbolis present






1. Ensure Wireless symbolis present




5. Acquire desired vital signs (NIBP & Temp) and/or apply desired continuous monitoring accessories (etCO2 sampling line, pulse ox,

EarlySense® sensor,

RRa® sensor).



Notes:• If clinician ID is not being captured, skip steps 2 and 3.• Clinician ID appears top left as either a full name, abbreviation, ID number, or symbol.• Patient ID appears bottom left as either a full name or abbreviation, along with patient ID

number.• Clinician ID (if applicable) and Patient ID will remain on the display when Intervals are in use.

See Clear Patient ID, Clear Clinician ID, and Switching Clinicians for more information.


Continuous requires no Send button

• Vitals stream continuously from device

Your facility will provide instructions to pull desired vitals into patient’s chart

Continuous: Review Tab


Continuous requires no Send button

• Vitals stream continuously from device

Your facility will provide instructions to pull desired vitals into patient’s chart

Review Tab:a. Touch Review tab to access trend table of all readings for current patient

b. Highlights vitals falling outside alarm parameters in red

c. Touch View drop down menu to configure time intervals displayed (Ex. See vitals q1hr)

d. Scroll through last 24 hours of patient measurements

Continuous: Review Tab


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To Pause or End Monitoring: 1. Touch Pause

Continuous: Pause/End Monitoring


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To Pause or End Monitoring: 1. Touch Pause2. Disconnect accessories from patient. Touch + to increase pause time (max 4 hrs)3. Reattach accessories and touch Resume Monitoring to return to monitoring patient4. OR touch End Monitoring to discontinue monitoring



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To Pause or End Monitoring: 1. Touch Pause2. Disconnect accessories from patient. Touch + to increase pause time (max 4 hrs)3. Reattach accessories and touch Resume Monitoring to return to monitoring patient 4. OR touch End Monitoring to discontinue monitoring

• Choose New Patient (device will stay on and clear all data from current patient) or Power Down (device will power off)



Manual Parameters

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To enter Manual Parameters/Custom Modifiers in any profile:

1. Touch Manual Parameters box


To enter Manual Parameters/Custom Modifiers in any profile:

1. Touch Manual Parameters box

2. Touch a box to (a) type in value with keypad or (b)select from dropdown menu.

3. Press OK to confirm entries

Manual Parameters

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Note: HT, WT, Pain, RR, and other custom modifiers /manual parameters will depend on facility’s chosen device configuration.


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Manual Override

To manually override a VS (in any profile):• Press and hold inside that tile to bring up keypad, type in new value, press OK

− (Ex. Manually auscultated BP)*This feature’s availability depends on facility’s chosen device configuration.


• When using Intervals or Continuous profile, follow these steps to switch the clinician identified as taking vitals

• Note: Both the clinician beginning his/her shift and clinician giving report should be at bedside for this process


Switching Clinicians


• When using Intervals or Continuous profile, follow these steps to switch the clinicianidentified as taking vitals



2. Press Clear




2. Press Clear

3. Oncoming (new) clinician scan clinician ID






2. Press Clear


4. Press OK to return to Home screen





• New ID will display in ID field• If enabled, Clinician Name will be

pulled from EMR after pressing OK




2. Press Clear


4. Press OK to return to Home screen

5. Visually confirm correct clinician displayed



Clear Clinician ID


Follow these instructions to clear the Clinician ID if:

• Clinician is scanned, but then decides not to take vitals

• When Intervals monitoring has been stopped and clinician needs to clear ID (log out)

Note: Powering down the CVSM will also clear the Patient ID, Clinician ID, and all vitals on the screen.


Clear Clinician ID







2. Touch Clear to clear clinician info







3. Touch OK to return to Home screen

Clear Clinician ID






Clear Clinician ID





4. Visually confirm Clinician ID cleared from screen

• If patient is scanned, but clinician decides not to take vitals, follow these instructions to clear out the patient’s information

• Note: Powering down the CVSM will also clear the Patient ID, Clinician ID, and all vitals on the screen.

1. Touch Patient type

Clear Patient ID





2. Touch Clear to clear patient info

Clear Patient ID







Clear Patient ID




Clear Patient ID





4. Visually confirm patient ID cleared

Error Messages: Clinician ID Match

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• Occurs when CVSM is unable to match scanned clinician ID with database

• Verify Connectivity Symbol is present before scanning clinician

• Touch Clinician Symbol before scanning and ensure correct Clinician ID barcode is being scanned

• See ID Clinician slide to review steps to properly ID clinician and retry


Error Messages: Clinician ID Required

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• Verify Connectivity Symbol is present

• Ensure Clinician Symbol was pressed prior to scanning Clinician ID

• Verify Clinician ID appears in appropriate field on the Home screen

• See ID Clinician slide to review steps to properly ID clinician and retry

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Error Messages: Patient ID Match

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• Occurs when CVSM is unable to match scanned patient ID with patient information in EMR

• Ensure connectivity symbol is present before scanning patient

• Ensure correct Patient ID barcode is being scanned from Home screen

• See ID patient slide to review steps to properly ID patient and retry


Error Messages: Patient ID Required

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• Ensure Patient ID barcode scanned from Home screen

• Verify Patient ID appears in the appropriate field on the Home screen

• See ID patient slide to review steps to properly ID patient and retry


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Connex® Vital Signs Monitor: Wireless Workflow Training · 1. Review the wireless workflow used with the Connex® Vital Signs Monitor (CVSM) to document vitals electronically. 2