Nursing Handover AdHoc Form
Scenario
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.
Completing the form
- Within PowerChart with a patient record open, select the Adhoc button from the toolbar.

- Select ‘Nursing Handover‘ adhoc form by ticking the box to the left of the form.
- Click the Record button to open the form.

- Complete the form filling in the sections as appropriate.
- Once completed, sign the form by clicking on the green tick in top left corner.

- Close the AdHoc Recording window.

- The completed Nursing Handover form can be viewed in a number of places from the left side menu:
- Note Viewing
- Completed Forms (Double click on a Form to open in a Read Only format)
- Results (the Documents tab)

Modify an Adhoc Form
- In the left side menu select Completed Forms.
- Right click the form.
- 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.
- In the search box type in Handover.
- Select the report Handover Ward.
- 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 located top left of the report.
