Quick Guide
This process will show how to create a Nursing Handover form for a patient together with a report of all handovers for patients on a ward.
Creating the Adhoc Form
- Open a patient record in PowerChart.
- Select the Adhoc button from the toolbar.
- Select ‘Nursing Handover‘ adhoc form by ticking the box to the left of the form.
- Once the form is completed, sign the form clicking on the green tick in top left hand corner of the form.
- Close the forms window.
- The Nursing Handover completed form can be viewed in a number of places from the left side menu:
- Document Viewing
- Adhoc Forms (Double click on a Form to open in a Read Only format)
- Results Review (the Documents tab)
Modify an Adhoc Form
- In the left side menu select Adhoc Forms.
- Right click the form and select Modify from the menu.
- Make the necessary amendments and sign the form again using the green tick.
Creating the Ward Handover Report
From the
eRecord Apps page:
- Open the Reporting Portal app
- Locate the report Handover Ward (tip: you can click the star to add this to your My Favourite reports for next time)
- Click the Run button:
- Do not change the Output to File printer option (once the report is created it can be printed if required)
- In the Facility field select the hospital site for your ward
- Select the Building site from the Building field
- Locate and select your ward
- Click the Execute button
- Once the report has been created it can be printed using the printer icon at the top left of the screen.
