Skilled Nursing Facilities

Stage 2 – Weights and Vitals

The Weights and Vitals view shows you statistics regarding use of the weights and vitals module and that a resident's weight, pulse, and blood pressure are current within the past 30 days.

  1. Click Stage 2 in the Evaluation Bar Chart.

  2. Click Weights & Vitals.

Weight Information Present:

  • Description - Percentage of residents who have a weight entered in their chart.

  • Impact - Compliance and collecting data.

  • Measure - Active census lines.

  • Ways to Improve - Ensure all active residents have a weight entered in their chart. Setup POC tasks with control types that allow the vitals to flow to the resident chart.

  • Related Reports & Dashboards – Missing Entries, Current Weights and Vitals, Monthly Weight, and Weights and Vitals Summary Reports.

Weight is Current within 30 Days:

  • Description - Percentage of residents with a weight entry in their chart that has been updated within the past 30 days.

  • Impact - Compliance and collecting data.

  • Measure - Updated within the last 30 days.

  • Ways to Improve - Ensure weights are updated for active residents in PointClickCare at least every 30 days. Setup POC tasks with control types that allow the vitals to flow to the resident chart.

  • Related Reports & Dashboards – Missing Entries, Current Weights and Vitals, Monthly Weight, and Weights and Vitals Summary Reports.

Blood pressure Current within 30 Days

  • Description - Percentage of residents with a blood pressure entry in their chart that has been updated within the past 30 days.

  • Impact - Compliance and collecting data.

  • Measure - Updated within the last 30 days.

  • Ways to Improve - Ensure Blood Pressure is updated for active residents in PointClickCare at least every 30 days. Setup POC tasks with control types that allow the vitals to flow to the resident chart.

  • Related Reports & Dashboards – Weights and Vitals Summary, Missing Entries with date range applied, and Current Weights and Vitals Reports.

Pulse is Current within 30 Days:

  • Description - Percentage of residents with a pulse entry in their chart that has been updated within the past 30 days.

  • Impact - Compliance and collecting data.

  • Measure - Updated within the last 30 days.

  • Ways to Improve - Ensure pulse is updated for active residents in PointClickCare at least every 30 days. Setup POC tasks with control types that allow the vitals to flow to the resident chart.

  • Related Reports & Dashboards – Weights and Vitals Summary, Missing Entries with date range applied, and Current Weights and Vitals Reports.