About NOVA: Inside the NOVABoard

NOVA is Vetspire’s electronic whiteboard and treatment sheet solution. NOVA is designed specifically for patients receiving routine care, such as in emergency rooms or boarding facilities.

From Global Navigation, select NOVA to view the NOVABoard. This displays all patients with active NOVASheets at your location.

Each cell in the NOVABoard displays the number of treatment tasks due for a patient within the hour. In both NOVABoard and NOVASheets, cells are color-coded to let you know when treatments are due:

Select a treatment cell to view the list of treatments due for the patient within the hour. From here, select View Sheet to navigate to the NOVASheet in their Patient Chart.

You can also select the patient’s name in the first column of the NOVABoard to access their chart.

What’s included on the NOVABoard?

Column	Description
Patient Details	The first column of the NOVABoard always displays the patient’s name and ID, breed, age, gender and altered status, CPR status, weight, and location (if Ward/Kennel is added to the NOVASheet).
Presenting Complaint	The patient’s presenting complaint displays in its own column on the NOVABoard, so you can immediately see what each patient is currently being treated for.
Alerts	Any alerts added to Patient Chart display in this column. You can also add visit-specific alerts in the NOVASheet Details, which display in this column beneath the patient alerts (separated by a horizontal line).
Provider, Care Team, & Department	The NOVABoard sources information in real-time from the NOVASheet, so you can see which provider is currently treating the patient and which department they are in. The NOVABoard also displays the patient’s assigned care team members.
Ward & Kennel	To help you keep track of which patient is where, the selected Ward and Kennel display in both the far-left Patient Details column and in individual columns on the NOVABoard.

Example Patient Details on NOVABoard

• The Patient Details column displays the total number of late treatments (in red) and due treatments (in green) for each patient.

• Visual indicators display when the Visit Type on the NOVASheet is set to Inpatient or Outpatient .

• A ‘Critical’ badge displays for all patients marked as being in Critical Condition in the NOVASheet Details.

• An alert icon displays when the patient has alerts added to their chart and/or to their NOVASheet.

NOVABoard Action Menu

Select the vertical ellipsis in the Patient Details column to open the action menu for an individual NOVASheet.

• Edit NOVASheet Details: You can edit all of the NOVASheet Details except the current provider and department. (Our Transfer Patient feature is designed specifically for editing the patient’s assigned provider and department!)

• Pin Patient: Select this option to pin a patient to the top of the NOVABoard. Pinned patients automatically display in alphabetical order, with a pin icon. You can unpin a patient row from the same action menu.

NOVABoard Features: Filter, Sort, & Customize

The NOVABoard supports personalization features so you can view the exact information you need.

Feature	Description
Filters	You can filter your view of the NOVABoard to display patients by assigned provider, department, care team members, ward, and visit type.
Hide/Show Columns	You can selectively hide and unhide all informational columns on the NOVABoard (everything except the first Patient Details column and the hourly treatment columns). Select the Reset button to return the NOVABoard to its default state, which displays all columns.
Sort the NOVABoard alphabetically	Select the ‘AZ’ filter () in the Patient Details column to sort the board alphabetically by patient name.
Rearrange and resize columns	You can reorder and resize all informational columns as needed.