BMI Entry
The BMI Entry program allows the nurse to enter height and weight, as well as other basic health information, on a listing of students. It will calculate a BMI based on the height/weight entered for the student.
Menu Location
On the left navigation panel, select Health >Entry > BMI Entry.
Setup Options
Year - Defaults to current year.
'District - Defaults to district number associated with the login of the user.
School - Click to select the desired school.
Grade - Click to select the grade level(s) of students to be listed.
Ethnic - If desired, the user can select to limit the listing of students by Ethnic code. If left blank, all ethnic codes will be included.
Gender - Click to limit the listing to students to a selected gender. If left blank, all students, regardless of gender, will be listed on the screen.
Screened On - Select the date for which the BMI information will be posted to each student.
Nurse - The Nurse who enters the information will be displayed in this cell.
Roster Type - Click to display the listing of students by Homeroom, Class, or Grade.
- If Homeroom was selected - The next active selection will be Homeroom. Click to select the desired homeroom.
- If Class was selected - The next active selection will be Class. Click to select the desired class of students.
- If Grade was selected, the grade level used in the Grade field on the setup box will be used to determine the listing of students.
OK - Click to continue
Main
Column Headers
Entering Data on the BMI Screen
- A listing of students will be on the left side of the screen. Data fields for entering information are located to the right of each student.
- To enter information in the green cells, click in the cell, then enter the data. Work from left to right.
- Enter Height (in inches) and Weight (in pounds). The BMI is calculated after the Height and Weight are entered and the Save button (located at bottom of screen) is clicked.
- Percentile is not calculated. Enter Percentile if desired.
- Other fields can also be entered: BPS (Systolic BP), BPD (Diastolic BP), Pulse, Temp, Respiration, and Comments (Nurse Comments).
- When data has been entered for the students on the screen, click the Save button to store the data for each student.
Buttons at the Bottom of the BMI Screen
- Setup: Click to go back to the Setup box. This would be handy when needing to enter data for a different group of students.
- Save: Click to save the data entered on the screen.
- Print Table: This button allows the user to print the screen information in a variety of formats. To find the print instructions, follow this link: Standard Print Options.
