CVAD Online
The number of patients with CVAD's insitu is being collected electronically, each day, across RCH.
Click here to access the CVAD Register
The following are the instructions and FAQ's for the software:
Instructions
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The register must be completed each night shift after midnight
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Click on the CVAD register icon on the desktop
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Log in using your Clara user name and password
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Select your ward (the date is automatically selected)
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For each patient, click on each type of line insitu, if the patient does not have a CVAD, click 'No CVAD'
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Wards that have very few patients with CVAD's can click the box at the top of the 'No CVAD' column which will tick that box for all patients
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To re-use the values for patients present on the previous day, click text along column headings saying fill with previous day data'
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There must be at least one tick on each line before you can submit your data
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NICU should also record the patient weight band, and whether a peripheral IV is insitu
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Click submit at the bottom left of the screen
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
Q. How do I get a CLARA login and password?
ﾠﾠﾠﾠﾠﾠﾠﾠﾠﾠﾠ A. Please read the instructions on the Health Information Website
Q. There is a patient that isn't coming up in our ward list, what should I do?
A. The CVAD register takes the patient list from the hospital system. If they weren't added before midnight, they won't be included on the list. Please submit your list without that patient. If the patient has arrived on your ward since midnight, they do not need to be included.
Q. I have a patient on the list who was discharged in the late evening, so shouldn't be included, what should I do?
ﾠﾠﾠﾠﾠﾠﾠﾠﾠﾠ A. Simply click 'No CVAD' for any patients who were not in your ward at midnight.
Q. One of my patients has come up twice in the list, what should I do?
A. Make the correct selections for one of the entries, and click 'No CVAD' for the duplicate
Q. My patient has a 'long line', is that a CVAD?
A. Generally speaking, no. Any device inserted peripherally (into an arm or leg), with the tip located in the chest or abdomen is a PICC. If the tip of the line is located in a limb, at or below the axilla, the line is not a CVAD. These lines are sometimes called midline catheters or long lines.
Q. I made a mistake but I have already clicked submit. How do I fix it?
A. If you need to make changes, simply select the day and your ward again, make adjustments and click submit again.
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