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Move patients and their hardwired monitors – Welch Allyn Acuity and Mobile Acuity LT Central Monitoring Systems - User Manual User Manual

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Directions for use

Chapter 7 Move a monitored patient

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Move patients and their hardwired monitors

To disconnect, move and reconnect a hardwired monitor to a new network
connector

Throughout this procedure and the move, leave the monitor turned on.

1.

On a Propaq CS monitor: Press NET OFF in the top left corner of the screen.

On a Propaq Encore monitor: Press NET OFF on the top right corner of the casing.

On a Welch Allyn 1500 Patient Monitor: Press the Standby key and select
Discontinue Monitoring.

2.

Within 15 seconds, remove the Acuity System network cable from the monitor.

The monitor should disconnect from the Acuity System. If it does not, begin again at
Step 1.

3.

In the new location, connect the Acuity System network cable to the Acuity System
network connector on the bedside monitor.

The CONFIRM PATIENT? prompt appears.

4.

Take one of these steps:

If the information in the CONFIRM PATIENT? prompt is correct, click YES.

At the central station, the patient is confirmed with the new location.

If the information in the CONFIRM PATIENT? prompt is incorrect, click NO and
see

“To respond to the CONFIRM PATIENT? prompt”

on page 29.

Propaq CS monitor

Propaq Encore monitor

Welch Allyn 1500 Patient Monitor