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Shift Management

Vigil tracks shifts, staff assignments, and handoffs between shifts.

Shift Tab​

Shift View

Navigate to the Shift tab to see:

  • Current shift information
  • Your patient assignments
  • Handoff notes from the previous shift
  • Shift management actions (Charge Nurse+)

Starting Your Shift​

Before documenting observations, you must start your shift:

  1. Navigate to Shift tab
  2. Review your assignments
  3. Review any flagged handoff notes
  4. Tap Start Shift

Starting your shift acknowledges that you've reviewed handoff information.

Patient Assignments​

Your assignments show:

  • Patient name and room
  • Observation level
  • Assignment type:
    • Primary - Standard assignment
    • 1:1 - Continuous observation
    • Relief - Covering for another staff member

Tap a patient to go directly to their detail screen.

Handoff Notes​

Handoff notes from the previous shift may be:

  • Flagged - Requires acknowledgment
  • Unflagged - Informational only

Flagged items remain visible until acknowledged.

Viewing Handoff Notes​

Notes include:

  • Patient name
  • Note content
  • Who wrote it
  • Whether it's flagged
  • Resolution status

Acknowledging Flagged Notes​

  1. Tap the flagged note
  2. Review the content
  3. Tap Acknowledge

Acknowledged notes are marked as resolved but remain in history.

For Charge Nurses​

Charge nurses have additional capabilities:

Creating a Shift​

  1. Tap New Shift
  2. Select shift type:
    • Day
    • Evening
    • Night
    • Custom (specify times)
  3. Choose the date
  4. Tap Create

Managing Assignments​

  1. Tap Assignments
  2. See all staff and their current assignments
  3. Tap a staff member to modify assignments
  4. Drag patients to reassign
  5. Tap Save

Viewing Coverage​

The assignments screen shows:

  • Staff with their assigned patients
  • Coverage gaps - Patients with no assigned staff
  • Overloaded staff - Staff with too many assignments

Ending a Shift​

  1. Tap End Shift
  2. Review shift summary:
    • Compliance rate
    • Observations documented
    • Alerts during shift
  3. Enter handoff notes for each patient (optional)
  4. Flag important items for the next shift
  5. Tap End Shift

Handoff Workflow​

At shift change:

  1. Outgoing shift documents handoff notes
  2. Incoming shift reviews notes during shift start
  3. Flagged items require acknowledgment
  4. Notes persist until resolved

Shift Reports​

Charge nurses can generate shift reports:

  • Compliance summary
  • Alert activity
  • Staff performance
  • Observations by patient

Reports can be exported as CSV for documentation.