Electronic Cardiac Rhythm Strips
Electronic Cardiac Rhythm Strips
an Overview
Cardiac rhythm strips are available immediately in StarPanel,
eliminating the delay of getting paper rhythm strips into charts.
Electronic alerts to indicate status (time since rhythm strip was
moved into StarPanel)
Multiple users can access rhythm strips at any time without
traveling to the patient unit to look in the chart.
Easy to navigate and search for rhythm strips by date or by
identified rhythm per patient.
How Rhythm Strips Get Into StarPanel
The monitor Tech will select, measure, and identify the rhythm
strip from the Philips Monitoring System
The rhythm strip moves into the patient’s chart where it is
verified by the RN electronically
Rhythm Strip Indicators
Process: The RN will review strips on a 9-2 schedule and with events.
Location: Unit Whiteboards will display an indicator with the status of the
Rhythm Strips.
Red = Strip Saved but has not been reviewed by the RN
Green = Strips reviewed by RN
Numbers indicate the length of time since the strip was placed in StarPanel
(like fast labs)
Click indicator
to open Cardiac
Rhythm Strips
Electronic Measuring of Rhythm Strips
E-Calipers
Click on blue E-Caliper link on
the rhythm strip
Once calipers are open they can
stay open all the time, just drag
out of the way.
Calibrating & Measuring
To calibrate: drag the purple box to a gray vertical line and line up the
red vertical line on it, then hover over the green box until a
appears
then slowly drag until there are five big boxes between the lines.
When both boxes are positioned click “Set” in the gray box. The time
changes to 1.00 sec and 25.00 mm. You are now calibrated.
To measure: position the purple box first then
slide the green box to the wanted position, then
read the seconds or mm.
To measure vertically click the blue V (for
vertical) in the gray box. Follow the steps as above
except use 2 boxes instead of 5. Notice the V has
turned to a blue H (for horizontal)
Horizontal Measure
Vertical Measure
Documentation
Once the RN measures the strip, click the yellow “This document” box.
If the RN agrees with the monitor tech’s measurements and rhythm the nurse
will click “Mark as reviewed”.
If the RN does not agree with the rhythm or measurements she clicks on
“Amend”. When the blue amend box appears she types in the measurements
After the amendment is done the RN clicks on “Send Amendment”
4 ways to find Cardiac Rhythm Strips
1. StarPanel “AllDocs”
2. Actions menu
3. Whiteboard indicator
4. OPC link