Cards > Specialty Cards > Vitals Recent Trend

The Vitals Recent Trend card displays a graph line for each vital, identifying the last four measurements documented for the vital. The most recent value for the vital displays in the last column of the graph. If the most recent value is outside of the normal range, the following colors will display: red bold font for a Critical High (HH) or a Critical Low (LL) and red font for a High Value (H) or a Low Value (L). Abnormal values will also display in red on the spark line of the graph.

When hovering over the graph line, the vital name, value, and recorded date/time will display. The following vitals will display additional information when hovered along with the value and date/time for the vital:

•Temperature: Site will display.

•Blood Pressure: Site and Position will display.

•O2 Sat: Device will display.

Text results will display by a Text icon. Selecting the icon will display the last four results for the lab test.

The Actions drop-down allows quick access to the following areas:

•View All Vitals

•Order Entry

The card can be filtered by date range, system, and vital selection by selecting the Filter (cog) icon. By default, the filters are set to display all vitals from the last month using the metric system. Users can change any of these selections and save the selections as the default or apply them for the current session only. (To save the selections as the default, select the Save As Default button. To apply the selections for this session only, select a blank area of the screen outside of the filter box. To reset the filter back to the TruBridge default settings, select Reset Filter.)

To Enter Vitals

1.Select the Add or Edit button on the Vitals Recent Trend card. The Vitals modal opens.

NOTE: If you want to set up default answers for the BP Site and Position, Temperature Site, Pulse Site, and Weight Scale, select the filter (cog) icon in the upper-right corner of the modal, make the appropriate selections, and select Save.

2.The Charted Date/Time defaults to the current date and time. Modify this information if needed.

3.Enter the vital data within the fields in the modal. (You must complete at least one field before you can save the data.)

NOTE: Vitals for Height, Weight, Temperature, and Head Circumference can be entered in English or Metric units. These cells display a watermark indicating the unit currently in use. To alternate the unit of measure, select the double arrow icon next to the cell.

4.When finished entering data, select Save. The newly entered data moves to the grid below the entry fields and also updates on the card itself. The vitals entered here will also display within the Vitals application.

5.Select the X in the upper-right corner of the modal to close it.

To Edit Vitals

Only the user who entered the vitals originally can edit them.

1.Select the Add or Edit button on the Vitals Recent Trend card. The Vitals modal opens.

2.Previous vitals appear in the grid below the entry fields. To edit a value, select the appropriate row within the grid. The vitals from that row display in the entry fields above the grid. Edit the fields as needed. Note that the charted date/time cannot be changed when editing existing vitals.

3.Once all vitals have been edited, select Update.

4.Select the X in the upper-right corner of the modal to close it.

To Remove Vitals

Only the user who entered the vitals originally can remove them.

1.Select the Add or Edit button on the Vitals Recent Trend card. The Vitals modal opens.

2.Select the Delete icon (the red "x") on the vitals row you want to remove. A prompt appears asking you to confirm the removal. Select Yes to remove the selected vitals or No to keep them.

3.Select the X in the upper-right corner of the modal to close it.