## Defining wards and ICUs

You can define wards (units) to be included in the Point Prevalence Survey or different intensive care units (ICUs) in the ICU module. For each ward/unit, you have to enter an abbreviated name (the Unit ID or code) that will be used in all levels of the database and, optionally, a full ward name. The procedure to define wards in the PPS module described below is similar to the procedure to define ICUs in the ICU module.

To create a ward or ICU definition:

1. Click Ward definition (PPS and CDI) or ICU definition (ICU) in the main menu.

The Wards or Define ICUs form opens showing the current hospital code.

If this is not the correct hospital, click the Close icon to cancel. To select the correct hospital, see Selecting a defined hospital.

2. Click the Add item icon or press Ctrl+N.

The form opens for editing.

3. In the Ward name or ICU name field, enter the ward/unit name (up to 20 characters) or ID.

You cannot enter the same ID twice. The ward/unit list can be used for different hospital surveys within the same hospital.

4. Optionally, specify the full (expanded) name in the Full ward name or Full ICU name field.

5. Click the Save icon = or press Ctrl+S.

6. Click the Wards list or ICU list tab to view all the wards/units for which a record has been created.

Note: The ward specialty is defined later (because it may change from one survey to another).

You can now enter this hospital’s survey information – see:

• Creating a CDI survey or

• Creating an ICU survey or

• Creating a PPS point prevalence survey

More:

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