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Add a Bed

This function will add a bed to a specified ward and room. This makes the bed available for use by the system.

Step by step

1. At the main screen, click on Ward Scheduling. This will bring you to the screen seen above.
2. Select the desired ward that you wish to add a bed to from the pull-down menu.
3. Click on Add Bed to Ward. A new window will pop up.
4. Choose a room number from the Room # pull-down menu.
5. Press Tab to go to the New Bed field. Choose a bed I.D. for the new bed by entering either A,B,C, or D.
6. If you wish to make any corrections, click on the field you wish to correct and re-enter the information. If you wish to exit the function at any time, click Cancel. Click OK when you are done.
7. A message should appear indicating that the bed has been added successfully.

Remove a Bed

This function will remove a bed from a specified ward and room. The bed will no longer be available for use by the system after this function is completed.

Step by step

1. At the main screen, click on Ward Scheduling. This will bring you to the screen seen above.
2. Select the desired ward that you wish to remove a bed from by using the pull-down menu.
3. Click on Remove Bed from Ward. A new window will pop up.
4. Choose a room number from the Room # pull-down menu.
5. Press Tab to go to the Remove Bed field. Choose a bed I.D. for bed you wish to remove by entering either A,B,C, or D.
6. If you wish to make any corrections, click on the field you wish to correct and re-enter the information. If you wish to exit the function at any time, click Cancel. Click OK when you are done.
7. A message should appear indicating that the bed has been removed successfully.

Note to Paula: The Modify Bed Info function was accidentally removed from our screen shots. Please note that it will be in the final implementation.

Modify Bed Info

This function will change the information for a bed. This can be used when you relocate beds to different wards or rooms.

Step by step

1. At the main screen, click on Ward Scheduling. This will bring you to the screen seen above.
2. Select the ward that you the bed is currently located in by using the pull-down menu.
3. Select the room that the bed is currently located in from the Room/Bed Information window. The various Bed I.D.'s in the room should appear in the Bed I.D.# window.
4. Select the specific bed you wish to modify information for in the Bed I.D.# window.
5. Click on Modify Bed Info. A new window will appear with all three fields.
6. Modify whichever fields need to be modified.
7. If you wish to exit the function at any time, click Cancel. Click OK when you are done.
8. A message should appear indicating that the bed info has been modified.

Display Bed Info

This function can display information for all beds in a ward, all beds in a room, or a specific bed, depending on the information you give. There are 3 options:

1. If you only specify a ward, it will list bed info for all beds located in the ward.
2. If you specify the ward and a room number, then it will display info for all beds located in a specific room.
3. If you specify ward, room number, and bed I.D., then only the info for that specific bed will be displayed.

Step by step

1. At the main screen, click on Ward Scheduling. This will bring you to the screen seen above.
2. Enter in the fields which you wish to specify. You must specify at least the ward. The room number and bed I.D. are optional (see above).
3. If you wish to exit the function at any time, click Cancel. Click OK when you are done.
4. A window should appear with the appropriate list of bed information.

Report: Bed Availability (by ward)

This function will generate a report which lists beds still available in a certain ward specified by the user. This also includes a total of the number of beds still available in the ward.

Step by Step

1. From the main menu, select Ward Scheduling.
2. From the Ward Information screen, select a ward by clicking on the drop down arrow of the Ward field.
3. Select Bed Availability by Ward. This will print the report and return you to the main menu.

Report: Bed Availability (entire hospital)

This function will generate a report which lists available beds for the enire hospital separated by wards. This also includes a total of the number of beds still available broken down by ward and the entire hospital.

Step by Step

1. From the main menu, select Ward Scheduling.
2. From the Ward Information screen, select Bed Availability.This will print the report and return you to the main menu.

Report: Room Type Availability (ward)

This function will generate a report which lists all rooms of certain type specified by the user that still have available beds and the specific beds which are available.

Step by Step

1. From the main menu, select Ward Scheduling.
2. From the Ward Information screen, select a ward by clicking on the drop down arrow of the Ward field.
3. Select Room Availability by Ward.
4. You will be prompted to enter the Room Type. Click on the Room Type field, enter the room type (single, double, quad), and select OK to print the report or Cancel to cancel the report generation.

Report: Room Type Availability (entire hospital)

This function will generate a report which lists the bed IDs of all available beds in rooms of a certain type specified by the user.

Step by Step

1. From the main menu, select Ward Scheduling.
2. From the Ward Information screen, select Room Availability.
3. You will be prompted to enter the room type. Click on the Room Type field, enter the room type (single, double, quad), and select OK to print the report or Cancel to cancel the report generation.

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