Department Types

Data Entry > Types > Departments

The Departments tab records departments, wards or locations for your Hospitals and Clients.

Departments are also used to record a Nurse’s areas of experience or specialisation.

Department – Cancellations

There are three “Cancel Department Types” in Venus -

1. Cancel - Hospital
2. Cancel - Nurse
3. Cancellation 

The Cancel Department Types are protected from being deleted because they are used to record cancelled shifts.  Shift cancellations are reported in the Cancellation Report.

Adding a Department Type

To add a Department Type –

1. Select Insert on the toolbar.
2. Sort Order – The order the Departments will appear in the drop-down menus.
3. Department Type – The Department name.
4. Abbreviation – Abbreviation of the department name.
5. The information is saved when you leave the tab.

Editing a Department Type

To edit a Department Type -

1. Highlight the Department Type to be edited.
2. Overtype as required.
3. The information is saved when you leave the tab.

Deleting a Department Type

You can only delete a Department that has not been allocated to a Nurse.

To delete a Department Type -

1. Highlight the Department Type to be deleted.
2. Select Delete on the toolbar.