Several care units are linked within the unit census to allow you to call up the patient list for any of those care units, without using the patient lookup. Maternity units and their nurseries are linked, and the MGH same day surgery unit (SDSU), post-anesthesia care units (PACU), and inpatient recovery rooms are linked.
When a clinical workstation is set to a care unit's patient lis by default, and the care unit is associated with other units, the Associated Unit Lists option is displayed to the left, above the patient list.
To switch patient lists to an associated unit:
Click the Associated Unit List option.
Click to select the care unit from the drop-down list.
Associated lists are not available when you select a patient list from the patient lookup and set the display to the selected patient list. See Setting the UCM to a Selected Patient List.