PowerChart
Nurse Confidence Checklist - Bear Cottage Training Guide
The attached Confidence Checklist is for the Bear Cottage Nurse Training Guide.
Print the checklist and hand sign on completion of all activities in the guide.
Scan and email to SCHN-ATSU to update…
Alerts - Bear Cottage Training Package
Various alerts may appear while you chart. Make sure to read each alert and not just click through them.
Some examples:
Decision Support Alert indicating drug/allergy interactions or drug/drug…
Interactive View (iView) - Bear Cottage Training Guide
Overview
iView is used to chart a variety of patient data in one place
It consists of different bands on the left for different categories of information: Fluid Balance Chart, Quick View…
Charting Continuous Infusions - Bear Cottage Training Guide
Maintenance Fluid
Commence administration of the Maintenance Fluid
Click Continuous Infusions in the Time View menu
Continuous infusions float with the yellow current time column…
Charting PRN Medications - Bear Cottage Training Guide
View PRN Medications
Navigate to PRN Medications on the MAR by clicking PRN in the Time View menu
Notice how PRN medications float along with the current time (i.e. yellow column…
Medication Administration Actions - Bear Cottage Training Guide
Administer a Late Dose
A task tile will turn red when the medication is overdue by an hour
Select any red medication administration tile
Chart
Sign
The Early/Late Reason window displays
Select…
Charting Scheduled Medications - Bear Cottage Training Guide
Chart all next due medications: as per following instructions
Scheduled Medications
Return to the MAR
Click the Scheduled band in the Time View menu to navigate to Scheduled…
MAR Summary and MAR Overview - Bear Cottage Training Guide
MAR Summary
Click in the menu
Provides a 7 day view of medications, doses and administration times. See grey banner bar at top for date range
It is divided into sections: Scheduled, Unscheduled…
Activate Future Orders - Bear Cottage Training Guide
Recap
You have:
Reviewed future orders
Canceled/re-ordered incorrect orders
Placed a phone order for missing orders (as a current, not future order)
You are now ready to…
Add an Order - Bear Cottage Training Guide
Missing Medications and/or New Medications Required when there is No Doctor on Site
The patient is febrile and needs paracetamol. You have called the doctor and they have advised you to place…
Review and Amend Future Orders - Bear Cottage Training Guide
Overview
Future orders are not available until activated. Review carefully and only activate future orders which are correct.
If there are any that are not correct, call the coctor about…
Care Compass - Bear Cottage Training Guide
Overview
When logging into PowerChart, nurses will default to Care Compass
It may also be accessed at any time via in the toolbar
Notice you are on the Bear Cottage patient list…
Patient Search - Bear Cottage Training Guide
Search for a Patient in the Search Bar
Your patients should appear on your Bear Cottage list on Care Compass without having to search for them
If you need to search for a patient record, you can…
Bear Cottage Admission Workflow - Bear Cottage Training Guide
Patient is flagged to go to Bear Cottage
The Doctor creates a Service Department Encounter with a Pre-Admission location
The Doctor enters orders in a future status on the service department…
Toolbar Icons - Bear Cottage Training Guide
Review these icons in the PowerChart toolbar:
My Portal
My Saved Documents: saved but not signed Documents i.e. they are in draft form/preliminary
My Charts: retrieves every record you…
Setting up for Bear Cottage Training
Steps for setting up Bear Cottage training
If you have any issues, please email SCHN-ATSU for assistance.
It is recommended to have two screens. One with KIDST (the training PowerChart) logged in…
Bear Cottage Nurse eMR Training Guide
Welcome to self-guided training for Bear Cottage Nurses. This guide will take you through eMM (Electronic Medication Management) actions and other activities that are crucial for nursing staff at…
Access Request forms for SCHN eMR, SESLHD eMR, SCH iPM and SCHN eMR for external staff
SCHN eMR access (for SCHN staff)
SCHN Intranet
Under Log a job on the left, click Request IT system access to open an electronic form
Complete the form, print and have your manager provide a…
PEACH (Providing Enhanced ACcess to Health Services)
About PEACH
The PEACH project is a three-year project funded by the Ministry of Health’s Paediatric Priority Populations Grant Initiative. The project focuses on early identification and aims to…
Changing Note Types for Unverified Notes in Clinical Notes and Documentation
If a note type has been used incorrectly and is in an unverified / unauthorised status, but does not need to be forwarded to a clinician for signing, the note type can be changed.
This should only…