Welch Allyn Connex Central Station Quick Reference Guide

Welch Allyn Connex® Central Station

Quick Reference Card

Main Monitoring screen overview

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1. System message area. This section of the screen displays the covered location, date, time,
and any patient or technical alarms.

2. Patient data area. This section of the screen displays patient tiles arranged in rows and
columns.

3. Navigation area. This section of the screen displays secondary links to the Patient list,
Station Alarms, View options, Settings, and system notifications.

4. Waiting area. This section of the screen displays patient tiles awaiting confirmation.

Note Do not leave a patient tile in the Waiting area for an extended amount of time, as

patient measurements are not saved until the patient is confirmed. The waiting area
is a temporary placeholder for patient tiles. Confirm the patient as soon as possible.

Add a patient at the central station

Note This method is only recommended for use when your central

station is not connected to an Admit/Discharge/ Transfer
system.

1. Click the Patients icon. The Patient List appears.

2. Click Add. The Patient Details window appears.

3. Scan the patient’s barcode or use the keyboard to enter the patient’s
ID, name, date of birth, and other information.

Note The patient’s first or last name can not exceed 32 characters.

If the ADT system sends a first or last name longer than 32
characters, the name will be truncated, and will generate a
conflict.

4. Click Save. The Confirm Changes dialog box appears.

5. Review the information in the dialog box, and if correct, click Ye s to
return to the Main Monitoring screen. If further editing is required,
click No to return to the previous screen.

Admit a patient from the Waiting area

1. In the Waiting area, click the patient tile you want to admit. The
Device Detail window appears.

2. Click Edit. The Patient Details window appears.

3. Enter the patient information, choose a location for the patient and
click Save. The Confirm Changes dialog box appears.

4. Review the information in the dialog box, and if correct, click Ye s to
return to the Main Monitoring screen. If further editing is required,
click No to return to the previous screen.

Admit a patient from the Patient List

1. Click the Patients icon. The Patient List appears.

2. In the Unconfirmed area, click the patient you want to admit. The Patient
Details window appears.

3. Enter the patient location and device information. Click Save. The Confirm
Changes dialog box appears.

4. Review the information in the dialog box, and if correct, click Ye s to return to the
Main Monitoring screen. If further editing is required, click No to return to the
previous screen.

Admit a patient from a room tile

1. Click on the patient tile in the Main Monitoring screen. The Patient Detail screen
appears.

2. Click Edit. The Patient Details window appears.

3. Enter the patient information, choose a location for the patient and click Save.
The Confirm Changes dialog box appears.

4. Review the information in the dialog box, and if correct, click Ye s to return to the
Main Monitoring screen. If further editing is required, click No to return to the
previous screen.

Assign a patient to a room

1. Click and drag a patient tile from the waiting area to the appropriate room. The
Confirm Patient dialog box appears.

2. Click OK to confirm the transfer. The patient tile appears in the room area.

3. Click the patient tile. The Device Details window appears.

4. Click Edit. The Patient Details window appears.

5. Enter the patient’s ID, name, date of birth, and other information.

6. Click the Room / Bed pull-down menu and select the appropriate room or bed.

7. Click Save. The Confirm Changes dialog box appears.

8. Review the information in the dialog box, and if correct, click Ye s to return to the
Main Monitoring screen. If further editing is required, click No to return to the
previous screen.

Transfer a patient to a new unit - same central station

1. Click on the tile of the patient you want to transfer. The Device Details window
appears.

2. Click Edit. The Patient Details screen appears.

3. Edit the patient’s new unit and bed and click Save. The Confirm Changes dialog
box appears.

4. Review the information in the dialog box, and if correct, click Ye s to return to the
Main Monitoring screen. If further editing is required, click No to return to the
previous screen.

Transfer a patient to a new unit - different central station

1. Click on the tile of the patient you want to transfer. The Device Details window
appears.

2. Click Edit. The Patient Details screen appears.

3. Click Discharge. The patient is moved to the Discharged tab in the Patients
List.

4. Physically move the patient to the new unit.

5. At the new unit, admit or pre-admit the patient as described.

Discharge a patient at the central station

Note You cannot discharge a patient who is continuously sending vital signs

measurements to the central station. These patients appear in the list
with the icon.

1. Click the Patients icon. The Patient List appears.

2. Click on the patient name of the patient you want to discharge. Click Discharge.
The Confirm Changes dialog box appears.

3. Click Yes to discharge the patient. The Main Monitoring screen appears.

Note It is important to discharge patients on a regular basis in order to keep

the patient list current and up to date.