Adding or Editing a Unit

A unit is a hospital unit, such as Dialysis, Cardiac Intensive Care, or Surgical Oncology, which has beds with nurses assigned to them. These units must be defined in the Staff Assignment application, although they may also exist as department groups in the Vocera system.

After you create a unit, you can change its description. You cannot change its name.

To add a new unit:

On the Setup tab, select a site from the Site list.
Click Add New Unit. The Add Unit dialog box appears.
Enter the name of the unit and a description; both fields can be up to 49 characters long. The name must be unique.
Save the unit by clicking either the Save button or the Save and Continue button:
1. Save - saves the unit and closes the Add Unit dialog box.
2. Save and Continue - saves the unit, and clears the Add Unit dialog box so that you can add another unit.