Nurse Practitioner

ED Sepsis Digital Alerts

Sepsis Digital alerts highlight to clinicians the risk of sepsis, hence increasing clinical effectiveness. It primarily identifies patients that need antibiotics urgently and administers antibiotics…

BTF - Increasing the frequency of observations for nurses

BTF Observations must routinely be performed every 4 hours as a minimum for paediatric patients. In the event where observations are being performed more frequently, nurses are to document this…

BTF - Variations to the Prescribed Frequency of Observations

BTF Observations must routinely be performed every 4 hours as a minimum for paediatric patients, unless a variation to frequency of observations is documented in the BTF Observation Chart Click BTF…

BTF – Changing Chart Type

Only the Authourising Medical Officer (or his delegate) can change the BTF Chart Type, in the event where the default age-based chart type is physiologically inappropriate. Navigate to BTF…

ED Sepsis Pathway

The Sepsis Pathway aims to alert clinicians to a patient who has suspected or confirmed sepsis, and warns them when certain decisions or specific treatment activities do not take place in the defined…

Orders - Overview

Add button on orders page opens the add order window which helps you find the Medications/Pathology Orders/ Powerplans/Medical Imaging, Referrals, Consults, IV Solutions, emergency surgery etc you…

FirstNet - Setting the Diagnosis Subset for ED Clinicians

ED clinicians entering a diagnosis in FirstNet need to ensure they are searching from the Emergency department diagnosis (SNOMED) Subset as there are now two different folders to choose from. The two…

FirstNet - Icons for Medical Officers CHW

Open the All Patients - Medical CHW tracking board Refer to the buttons and descriptions below for FirstNet CHW toolbar icons   

FirstNet - Set Event

Set an Event  Highlight the patient from the tracking board  Select the Set Event icon from the toolbar Set Event window will appear Select the event by ticking the checkbox Click OK The…

Activating a future PowerPlan/Orders

  Future PowerPlans are designed to facilitate future visits into a day unit for certain medications. The PowerPlans will include the primary medication and other requirements such as pre-…

Nurse Initiated Medications - Paracetamol and Ibuprofen (SCH Only)

  SCH Emergency Department Highlight the patient’s name on the FirstNet Tracking Board Click the Add Order icon   Select the Nurse initiated medications/Standing Orders folder   Click SCH-ED…

Nurse Initiated Standing Order- Laceraine (SCH Only)

  SCH Emergency Department Highlight the patient’s name on the FirstNet Tracking Board Click the Add Order icon   Click the SCH folder           Click the Nurse initiated medications/Standing…

Nurse - Accessing eMM Learning Pathways

Prior to attending the electronic Medication Management (eMM) Nurse training sessions, it is a requirement that all nurses complete the 'eMM for Nurses' learning pathway on My Health Learning. This e…

Changing Encounters from within a Patients' chart

To choose a different encounter for a patient from within the patients' chart: Click on the Location from the blue banner.   Select the relevant encounter.   Click OK.

Patient List - Creating based on a Provider Group

This set up will display the current patients admitted under a medical team/ surgical team Click Patient List from the toolbar in Power Chart From Patient List, select List Maintenance Click…

Patient List - Creating based on Specialty/Medical Service

This set up will display the current patients admitted under a medical team. Click Patient List from the toolbar in Power Chart. From Patient List, select List Maintenance Click New   …

So you want to be a Super User?

This training provides an overview of the SCHN Integration Program and what it means to be a Nurse Super User including, roles and responsibilities and what support is available…

FirstNet - Nurse Practitioner Assign Provider

Assign Provider – Nurse Practitioner A Nurse Practitioner (NP) has to sign in as an available provider to be able to assign themself to a patient. Assigning yourself as a provider will “stop the…

Nurse Practitioner - Emergency Department Consultations

Nurse Practitioner ED Consultations Highlight the patient from Tracking List. Click AdHoc.  In the Emergency Department folder, select ED Nurse Practitioner Consultations. Click Chart. The ED…

Emergency Department (ED) Attendance Letter

Creating ED Letters Click on the + Add on Documentation.   Select Note Type: ED letter.     Select Note Template: Letter.   Click OK. Insert auto text template by typing .edmattendance* in…