Nervecentre V8.1 Help for Users
Adding and editing series for charts
Depending on your permissions, you can create and edit series from Patient Detail > Charts.
Adding and editing series for charts on a mobile
You can't do this on a mobile.
Adding and editing series for charts on a desktop
About data fields
A data field is an item in the Nervecentre database. For example ‘Heart Rate’, or ‘Haemoglobin’.
The Nervecentre database might contain data fields with similar names, but the data for each field comes from different sources. Each data field has a unique identifying code. For example, you might have two data fields for haemoglobin: one data field for haemoglobin results from lab tests, and another data field for haemoglobin results from blood gas analysers.
About series
A series contains data from one or more data fields. A series can only contain one type of data field, for example, only observations, or only medications.
All series are shared between all users. Any changes to a series affects all charts that use the series.
Types of series
The type of a series depends on the type of data fields the series contains. A series can only contain one type of data field.
| Type | Sub-type | Description |
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| Obs | Observations |
The series can contain one or more observation items. For example, heart rate or blood pressure. You can display the data in a line graph, in categorised graph, in lanes, or in a table. The options available for displaying the data depend on the data field. |
| Lab Results | Lab Results |
The series can contain one or more data fields from Nervecentre Investigations. You can display the data in a line graph, in lanes, or in a table. |
| Medications | Medication |
The series can contain one or more VTMs Virtual Therapeutic Moiety. A representation of active medicinal ingredient. Information on indication, strength, dose or administration route are not included. from Nervecentre EPMA. You can display the data in lanes or in a table. If you display the data in lanes, Nervecentre displays a lane for each route and specialist formulation. You can't show fluids given as an infusion, and medications prescribed when the patient was not an inpatient. |
| Medications | Drug classification |
The series can contain one or more BNF British National Formulary. The BNF aims to provide prescribers, pharmacists, and other healthcare professionals with sound up-to-date information about the use of medicines. It includes key information on the selection, prescribing, dispensing, and administration of medicines. Medicines generally prescribed in the UK are covered and those considered less suitable for prescribing are clearly identified. drug classifications from Nervecentre EPMA. You can display the data in lanes or in a table. If you display the data in a lane graph, Nervecentre displays a lane for each route and specialist formulation. |
| Case Notes | Case Notes |
The series can contain one or more encounter types. This includes interventions, cases, and appointments. You can display the data in lanes or in a table. When you display a case on a chart, you only see when users created cases, and not when users created encounters in those cases. |
| Tasks | Tasks |
The series can contain one or more tasks. You can display the data in lanes or in a table. |
| Fluids | Fluids |
The series can contain one or more data fields from Nervecentre Fluid Balance. You can display the data in a line graph, a stacked bar chart, or a table. |
About aggregation
You can aggregate data in a series. This can help users when they are viewing the data on a chart.
For example, Erika is a clinician and she records a patient's heart rate every hour. Erika views the patient's heart rate in a chart. For the series 'Heart rate', you set the aggregation method to 'Average (min/max)'. When she views the patient's heart rate over the past day, she can mouseover a data point to view the patient's heart rate at that time. When she views the patient's heart rate over a week, she can mouseover a time period to view the patient's average heart rate, minimum heart rate, and maximum heart rate during that time period.
When you edit the properties of a series, you can choose how Nervecentre aggregates the data in the series.
If you aggregate data with incompatible units using an average or sum method, Nervecentre displays an error when you view the data in a chart. For example, incompatible units would be grams and milligrams.
| Aggregation method | Behaviour |
|---|---|
| None |
No aggregation. We recommend you don't use this because the lack of aggregation might appear strange to users. |
| Sum (min/max) |
Users can mouseover a time period to view the sum of the values, the minimum value, and the maximum value over that time period. If the data is in a table, the sum of the values over that time period is shown in the table. |
| Average (min/max) |
Users can mouseover a time period to view the average of the values, the minimum value, and the maximum value over that time period. If the data is in a table, the average of the values over that time period is shown in the table. |
| Count |
Users can mouseover a time period to number of measurements in that time period. If the data is in a table, the number of measurements in that time period is shown in the table. |
| Average (count values) |
Users can mouseover a time period to view the average of the values, and a count of each value over that time period. For example, three 5s and two 4s over an hour. If the data is in a table, the average of the values over that time period is shown in the table. |
| Sum (count values) |
Users can mouseover a time period to view the sum of the values, and a count of each value over that time period. For example, three 5s and two 4s over an hour. If the data is in a table, the sum of the values over that time period is shown in the table. |
| Average (count measurements) |
Users can mouseover a time period to view the average of the values, and the number of measurements over that time period. If the data is in a table, the average of the values over that time period is shown in the table. |
| Sum (count measurements) |
Users can mouseover a time period to view the sum of the values, and the number of measurements over that time period. If the data is in a table, the sum of the values over that time period is shown in the table. |
| Sum |
Users can mouseover a time period to view the sum of the values over that time period. If the data is in a table, the sum of the values over that time period is shown in the table. |
Creating a series
You can create a series that you can add to any widget on any chart. All series are shared between all users.
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Open the patient's record.
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From Inpatients, select Patient List > double-click on a patient's name > Patient Detail.
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From Outpatients, select Clinic List > double-click on a patient's name > Patient Detail.
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Select Charts.
A list of charts appears.
If the patient has a pinned chart, the most recently pinned chart appears. To view the list of charts, select < More charts.
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Select a chart.
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Select .
The chart editor appears. On top of each widget, there is .
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Select to edit the widget and to add a series to that widget.
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Select Add series.
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Select Look for new data to import.
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Select the source you want to import data from.
A list appears of existing series and data fields from that source.
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To search for a data field, enter the name or code of the data field.
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Select Import next to the data field you want to import data from.
This data field becomes part of the series you are creating.
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Configure the series using the table below.
Display
Select an option to change how the series displays when a user first adds the series to a chart.
Users can change how the series displays.
Graph
Select to show the data in a graph. You can choose the type of graph in 'Graph type'.
Table
Select to show the data in a table.
Hidden
Select to hide the series.
Graph type
Select the type of graph that displays when a user views the series as a graph.
The types of graph available depend on the type of data field.
Lane
Select to show the data in horizontal lanes.
Line graph
Select to show the data as a line graph.
Categorised
Select to show the data in a categorised graph.
Select to show the data in a stacked bar graph.
Name
Enter a name for the series.
Description
Enter a description for the series.
Min
Enter the minimum value on the y-axis.
The y-axis can expand if a data point exceeds this limit. For example, if the minimum is set to 5, but you have a data point of 2, the y-axis expands to show that data point.
Max
Enter the maximum value on the y-axis.
The y-axis can expand if a data point exceeds this limit. For example, if the maximum is set to 20, but you have a data point of 25, the y-axis expands to show that data point.
Aggregation
Select an option to change how data is aggregated.
Read more about aggregation
Default marker shape
Select the shape of markers for this series.
When users display the series as a graph, these markers appear on the graph.
Default colour
Select the colour of markers for this series.
When users display the series as a graph, markers on the graph have this colour.
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Select Save.
Editing the properties of a series
All series are shared between all users. When you edit a series, your changes affect all charts that use the series.
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Open the patient's record.
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From Inpatients, select Patient List > double-click on a patient's name > Patient Detail.
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From Outpatients, select Clinic List > double-click on a patient's name > Patient Detail.
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Select Charts.
A list of charts appears.
If the patient has a pinned chart, the most recently pinned chart appears. To view the list of charts, select < More charts.
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Select a chart.
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Select .
The chart editor appears. On top of each widget, there is .
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Select to edit the widget and the series in the widget.
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From the list of series, select .
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Edit the series using the table below.
Display
Select an option to change how the series displays when a user first adds the series to a chart.
Users can change how the series displays.
Graph
Select to show the data in a graph. You can choose the type of graph in 'Graph type'.
Table
Select to show the data in a table.
Hidden
Select to hide the series.
Graph type
Select the type of graph that displays when a user views the series as a graph.
The types of graph available depend on the type of data field.
Lane
Select to show the data in horizontal lanes.
Line graph
Select to show the data as a line graph.
Categorised
Select to show the data in a categorised graph.
Select to show the data in a stacked bar graph.
Name
Enter a name for the series.
Description
Enter a description for the series.
Min
Enter the minimum value on the y-axis.
The y-axis can expand if a data point exceeds this limit. For example, if the minimum is set to 5, but you have a data point of 2, the y-axis expands to show that data point.
Max
Enter the maximum value on the y-axis.
The y-axis can expand if a data point exceeds this limit. For example, if the maximum is set to 20, but you have a data point of 25, the y-axis expands to show that data point.
Aggregation
Select an option to change how data is aggregated.
Read more about aggregation
Default marker shape
Select the shape of markers for this series.
When users display the series as a graph, these markers appear on the graph.
Default colour
Select the colour of markers for this series.
When users display the series as a graph, markers on the graph have this colour.
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Select Save.
Adding data fields to a series
For some types of series, you can add data fields to an existing series. You can do this for the following types of series: Case Notes, Tasks, Medication, Drug Classification and Lab Results.
For example, if you have a series of the type Medication, you can add another data field to the series that is also the type Medication.
You mustn't add the same data field to a series more than once.
You can't remove data fields from a series.
To add a data field to a series:
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Open the patient's record.
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From Inpatients, select Patient List > double-click on a patient's name > Patient Detail.
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From Outpatients, select Clinic List > double-click on a patient's name > Patient Detail.
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Select Charts.
A list of charts appears.
If the patient has a pinned chart, the most recently pinned chart appears. To view the list of charts, select < More charts.
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Select a chart.
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Select .
The chart editor appears. On top of each widget, there is .
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Select to edit the widget and to add a series to that widget.
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Select Add series.
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Select Look for new data to import.
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Select the source you want to import data from.
A list appears of existing series and data fields from that source.
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To search for a data field, enter the name or code of the data field.
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Next to the data field you want to add, select > Combine with existing series.
This option only appears for data fields and not for series.
Series show Chart series.
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Select a series you want to add the data field to.
Removing data fields from a series
This is not currently supported.
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