Skip to main content

Quick Tour

This walkthrough introduces the main features of Vigil.

Vigil organizes features into tabs at the bottom of the screen (mobile) or a sidebar (web/tablet):

  • Dashboard - Unit overview and compliance metrics
  • Patients - Your assigned patients
  • Shift - Current shift information and assignments
  • Rounds - Environment of Care inspections
  • Alerts - Active alerts requiring attention

Dashboard​

The dashboard provides a real-time view of your unit:

Dashboard

  • Compliance metrics showing on-time observation percentage
  • Patient status grid displaying all patients with their observation status
  • Recent events timeline showing observations and alerts
  • Nighttime indicator when nighttime protocols are active

Charge nurses see additional sections for staff performance and coverage gaps.

Documenting an Observation​

Patient List

  1. Navigate to Patients
  2. Tap on a patient to open their detail screen
  3. Tap Observe tab
  4. Wait for proximity verification (or complete manual override)
  5. Select a quick template or choose status and location manually
  6. Add notes if needed
  7. Tap Submit

After submission, Vigil automatically advances to the next patient in your list.

Responding to Alerts​

Alerts

When an observation becomes overdue or a sensor detects an event:

  1. You receive a push notification
  2. Navigate to Alerts tab
  3. Tap an alert to view details
  4. Choose an action:
    • Responding now - You're addressing the situation
    • Delegate - Assign to another staff member
    • Already resolved - Situation was already handled

For safety events (critical vitals, 1:1 gaps), you must document the action taken.

Starting Your Shift​

Shift View

  1. Navigate to Shift tab
  2. Review your assignments and any handoff notes from the previous shift
  3. Acknowledge flagged items
  4. Tap Start Shift

You must start your shift before documenting observations.

Completing EOC Rounds​

Rounds

  1. Navigate to Rounds tab
  2. Select a route to begin
  3. At each location, scan the QR code
  4. Complete the checklist items
  5. Document any issues found (with photos if needed)
  6. Issues automatically generate work orders

Viewing Analytics (Charge Nurse+)​

Analytics

  1. Navigate to Analytics (via dashboard or sidebar)
  2. View compliance trends over time
  3. See observations by shift
  4. Export data as CSV for reporting

Next Steps​