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Welch Allyn Acuity and Mobile Acuity LT Central Monitoring Systems - User Manual User Manual

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Chapter 2 Acuity System overview

Welch Allyn Acuity Central Monitoring System

To open a Waveform Window on a PLR station screen

PLR stations are typically part of an extended Acuity System network.

To open a patient’s Waveform Window from a PLR station, first locate the patient via the
Patient List, and then open the patient’s Waveform Window.

1.

In the lower left corner of the Acuity Central Station screen, click

.

The Patient List window appears.

2.

Scroll the patient list.

If the patient is listed, proceed to Step 4.

If the patient is not listed, click Other Patients to view networked Acuity System
units.

The Other Patients Lists window appears.

3.

List patients by one of these criteria:

Click Unit, and then select the unit name from the list in the box on the right.

Click Last Name or First Name, and then click the first letter of the name.

4.

Click a column heading to sort the list by name, location or ID.

Actively monitored patients are listed at the top.

5.

Locate the patient name in the list, and then click the name.

6.

Click

.

The patient’s Waveform Window appears on the PLR station screen.

To close a Waveform Window on a PLR station screen

1.

Drag the corresponding map icon to

.

The Waveform Window and map icon close.