True or False: To document a set of vitals that you took an hour ago, you should click the Add Col button.

True or False: To document a set of vitals that you took an hour ago, you should click the Add Col button.

• A. True
• B. False
• C. Sometimes
• D. Not sure

Answer: (B)

Recording vitals requires matching the entry to the actual time they were measured. Add Col is not the way to do this; it adds a new display column to the chart rather than retroactively recording data. To document vitals taken an hour ago, open the vitals entry area and set the timestamp to the correct time (using backdate or edit as allowed by your role) and enter the values. This preserves the true chronology of observations. Adding a new column would misrepresent when the data were obtained. False.

Recording vitals requires matching the entry to the actual time they were measured. Add Col is not the way to do this; it adds a new display column to the chart rather than retroactively recording data. To document vitals taken an hour ago, open the vitals entry area and set the timestamp to the correct time (using backdate or edit as allowed by your role) and enter the values. This preserves the true chronology of observations. Adding a new column would misrepresent when the data were obtained. False.