CSW / HCSW

The aim of this eLearning is to provide a HCSW / CSW with the skills and knowledge required to use MEDITECH to carry out their daily duties on a Ward.  No prior knowledge of MEDITECH is required although basic IT skills are essential.

CSW workers will only complete the following topics: 

• Overview of PCS Status Board
• Overview of the Worklist and the Patients EMR
• Print a Wristband
• Add or Remove an Assessment
• Intentional Rounding
• Mattress order Process
• Edit Patient Details

Band 3 - HCSW will complete the above plus:

• Mattress Order
• Collecting Specimen
• Re-print Lab Label/ Wristband
• Add an Assessment (Intentional Rounding Assessment)
• Complete an Assessment (SSKIN Bundle- “Checklist part” the other part of the assessment is responsibility of the Nurse)
• Observations (Should only be doing Observations once signed off by Critical Care Outreach team)
• Note:  Observations (You should only be undertaking Observations once you have been signed off by the Critical Care Outreach team)