CWOW Chairside Device Research

Device Research Findings
Nurses’ station
Provide the RN shared 9.7” iPads with keyboard, desk stand and charging cable for use at the
nurses’ station.
• RNs overwhelmingly stated a preference for a 12.9” iPad for use at the nurses’ station,
but for the VAM Pathway Tool’s October MLP release they are not the primary actor and
their use will be lower than the VAM. The 9.7” iPad is more portable and more likely to be
taken chair-side with the RN.
• The desk stand reduces glare from the overhead lights and wrist fatigue from holding the
iPad up.
• RNs expected a keyboard for documentation tasks.
• RNs expected charging cables at their desk as they viewed it much like the desktop
computer they currently use in the nurses’ station.
• As VAM Pathway and CWOW add more functionality and modules such as Orders, the
nurses’ station will most likely need to be upgraded to 12.9” iPads or desktop like
solutions.
Chair-side
Provide the VAM and RN roles shared 9.7” iPads for use on the treatment floor away from the
nurses’ station. All Chairside Snappy stations equipped with a magnetic arm and wipes. Rolling
stands available for use in the clinic, but not at every Chairside Snappy station.
• Seven of the eight participants stated a preference for a 9.7” iPad for use chair-side due
to its size and weight.
• The magnetic arm attached to the Chairside Snappy station would give teammates a
clean surface to put an iPad as they work with the patient.
• Teammates are very concerned with infection control on the clinic floor. Any dedicated
location to put an iPad down should have disinfecting wipes.
• Rolling carts with disinfecting wipes are convenient to the teammates who need to collect
information from multiple patients while not getting in the way of clinical teammates who
need access to Chairside Snappy at the same time.
o The number of carts needed for a clinic depends on the size.
o The VAM Pathway tool will have limited users initially so the need for iPad carts is
low now, but expected to grow with the introduction of future CWOW modules.
• The VAM Pathway Tool’s October MLP release has limited chair-side documentation
necessary so having dedicated mounted devices for this pilot would be excessive.
o In the future as VAM Pathway and CWOW add more functionality and modules
requiring heavy use and reliance on the CWOW apps at the chair-side location
the device distribution will need to be reassessed for those activities.
o For that future states teammates stated they would like to have 12.9” iPads on
carts or mounted in the same ratio as they have Chairside Snappy currently.
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