Navigate the Task List

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To use Task List, navigate to the Task List console view.

The top row of Task List allows you to select the parameters that determine what clients to display, a manual refresh option, and a legend of alert.

Option	Description
*View*	My caseload: Utilizes the NURSING caseload type, managed by Nursing Caseload Assignment By Unit
*Unit*	When the "By Unit" view is selected, pick the desired unit to view
*Tasks*	My Tasks: Tasks by client for which the logged-in user's Practitioner Category is responsible All Tasks: All tasks by client, regardless of responsible Practitioner Category
*Hr/Day*	When the "Hour" view is selected, see clients with available tasks for the selected hour(s) When the "Day" view is selected, see clients with available tasks for the selected day(s)
*Task Due*	Filter the "Hour view" by: All tasks, Due Now, 3 hours, 6 hours, or 24 hours Filter the "Day view" by: All Tasks, Due Now, 1 Day, 7 Days, 10 Days, or 30 Days
*Search Patients*	Allows for a single-client view of tasks

The next row of the view includes a count of clients displayed, column headings for Unscheduled and Overdue tasks, as well as each individual hour or day.

myAvatar displays each hour from current through the next 24 hours. You can look ahead by selecting the right-facing arrow or return to the current hour either by clicking the left arrow to navigate hour-by-hour, or by double-clicking the left arrow to jump back to current time.

The client view role displays the unit, room, and bed information in the left-hand column, with the client information included in the next column. Client information card to the right of the Unit/Room/Bed column includes:

Client name, age, and gender
Attending practitioner
Alerts, including new orders, stat orders, and other Client Alerts configured in the CarePOV Management form via the Client Alerts section
- A legend detailing individual CarePOV Alert icons can be accessed by selecting the Legend button in the top-right corner of Task List
Allergies and Hypersensitivities
In Context Indicator in the top-right corner of the client information area
- - Indicates that the client is in context, or “selected” in order to populate widgets, etc.
- - Indicates that the client is not currently in context.

The Unscheduled column displays tasks that are due but are not due within a specific hour. This may include items that are due by day, by shift, or need to be completed by staff members at any time during the client’s stay. You can view additional information about a task by placing the mouse cursor over the Task Occurrence, and you can lock the information window open by clicking on it.

Task Occurrences that are now past due are automatically moved into the Overdue column. These tasks will remain visible for a set number of hours (determined by the Number of Hours to Display Overdue Tasks for registry setting. As with all tasks, you can view additional information by hovering your cursor over the Task Occurrence. You can lock the information window open by clicking on it.

Note: You must lock the window to mark a task as Completed, Attempted, or Dismissed.

Each hourly column displays the Task Occurrences scheduled for completion during that hour. You can record the date and time of the attempt (as well as noting the reason for not completing) by marking tasks as Attempted, You will choose the reason (or rationale) from a dictionary of predefined options.

You can also mark individual task occurrences as dismissed, which records the date, time, and rationale.

You can record the completion of a task directly within the Task List, like the Attempted and Dismissed dialog. Completion of a task may also be satisfied via eMAR, Flowsheet, or an episodic Modeled Form. The appropriate episodic Modeled Form or Flowsheet will automatically launch based on the Task and Flowsheet configuration.