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Recovery Pain Protocol- Anaesthetists (SCH)
The Recovery Pain Protocol is located in different PowerPlans in the Sydney Children’s Hospitals Network (SCHN) electronic Medication Management (eMM).
Order the Recovery Pain Protocol in a…
Important eMM information for SCH Anaesthetists
The Guiding principles for Theatres is to continue to use the medication chart that the patient currently has:
If a paper chart, continue to use paper. For RHW patients, use paper charts at…
Documentation - Adding an MBS-E item to an Operation Report
Click on the mandatory Procedure/s Coding: MBS-E (NSW) field on the operation report.
An Encounter Procedure window will appear.
Click Add to search for the procedure.
Search for the procedure by…
Documentation - Macro Functionality in PowerNote
Macros can be added to Operation Description / Post procedure instructions and follow up section headings if the instructions/document will be similar/identical for same procedures.
How to Create a…
Patient Management - Waitlist Bookings for Theatres - CHW
Doctor to complete an eRFA form in Powerchart which will pull through to Access Management Office (also known as PM).
1. In Access Management Office click on Worklist.
2. Double click on Request…
Anaesthetic Nurse - Pre-Op Checklist (CHW)
The electronic pre-operative checklist replaces the paper pre-operative checklist currently in use for all patients.
The Pre-Op Checklist form contains two parts:
Initial Assessment
It is the…
Surgical Case Data - Terminated Case
A case will need to be terminated when the incorrect patient has been checked in for a procedure that was not scheduled for that day.
After the incorrect patient has been Checked-In, click…
Surgical Case Data - Overview
Surgical Case Data is the nursing documentation of all phases of patient care within Operating Theatres and Satellite areas.
Toolbar
The toolbar has a number of shortcut options such as Add…
Staff Assign - Overview
Staff Assign is used to allocate staff members to specific locations in Operating Suite and Satellite areas.
Adding Staff Members
From the toolbar, click the Build Surgical Staff icon.
…
Scheduling - Emergency Surgical Case - CHW
1. From Scheduling Appointment Book, click on the Request List Inquiry Icon.
2. For Inquiry, select Surgical Emergency.
3. For Request List Queues, select Surgical Emergency.
4…
Scheduling - Reschedule a Patient from the Emerg Board - CHW
When a case has been checked into the CHW Emerg Board the case needs to be rescheduled into a theatre. When rescheduling cases it is possible to use the original appointment time or change the…
Surgical Case Data - Finalising
The finalise function checks to ensure that all required documentation is completed before continuing.
Once all segments of your Intraop Record are complete, click the green flag icon in the…
Case Selection - Checking in a Surgical Case
From the Case Selection landing page click on Location.
The Location Selection window appears.
Select the correct Location. The location will default to the previous location used. To…
Surgical Case Data - Completing a Segment
Entering Information
Select the segment to complete. The template form associated with the segment will be displayed.
Enter information as appropriate.
Click Add to move the…
Surgical Case Data - Case Attendance
The Case Attendance segment is a mandatory segment that cannot be removed. It is used to document who is present during each surgical case and the roles they perform.
Select the Case Attendance…
Surgical Case Data - Adding, Discontinuing & Reactivating Segments
Adding a Segment
From the Documentation toolbar, click the Add Segment icon.
The Add Segment window opens.
Select the segment to add from the Available list.
Click the right arrow…