About the Vital Signs Applet
The Veteran Administration's Vital Signs applet provides the mobile capability for VA staff to view a patient's vital signs (Blood Pressure, Pulse, Respiration, Temperature, Weight, Pain, Pulse Oximetry) in either a textual table format or as a graph. This applet can be run in a standalone mode or when compiled with other applets into a compiled application.
Getting started
- Tablet, laptop, or desktop computer with WiFi or wired access to the Internet
- Enter a username/password, Facility then select "Sign In"
Applet Main Page - Tap the Applet Container Navigation Icon and select Vitals:
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Date range select
– choose the time frame for viewing vitals.
- 1 Week
- 1 Month
- 1 Year (default)
- 2 Years
- Custom, with a maximum range of 6 years
- Views of Vital Types
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Table
– this is the default view. If there is no data available for a particular vital sign, a "-" will be shown as the value. If no data exists for the patient, "No data found" will display.
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Graphs
– View graphed data. If data is not available then “No Data Found Within the Specified Date Range” will be shown under the graph heading. Hovering over a point on the graph displays details on that value.
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Graph Types select
– lists the individual graphs chosen for display when Graphs is selected. It defaults to all of them being checked.
- BP
- Pulse
- Respiration
- Temp
- Weight
- Pain
- Pulse Ox