It’s helpful to train your front desk to start adding any applicable Alerts at the time of Check-In. This ensures the medical team is aware of any important information prior to working with that patient. The medical team can always add more Alerts as needed during the patient’s stay in the hospital.
To add an alert that does not exist yet, use the alert: ‘Other-See Notes’. Then free type your alert in the ‘Belongings/Notes’ section.
In addition to utilizing Patient Alerts in Instinct, we also recommend using physical, laminated cards attached to the cage door to communicate sensitive information (code status, NPO, etc.).
💡 ProTip: You can use emojis 💩 in most places in Instinct, including Alerts! For PC’s, use windows key + semicolon or windows key + period (depending on