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Using Tasks to Create Custom Forms

Use Nursebuddy's Custom Tasks functionality to create forms

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Written by Rocio Solis
Updated over a week ago

If you'd like to create custom forms in Nursebuddy, you can do that using the Tasks functionality. You are then able to report on the contents of these via the client's diary feed or dedicated Task History tab in the client profile.


Creating Custom Forms with Tasks

  • Go to Settings > General settings > Tasks

  • Click the Add new task button

  • Name the task and add the actions required. For example, if text responses are required for your form, add the Notes action and name the question in the field on the right.

  • You can also add other types of actions such as checkboxes or digital signature fields

  • Once you are sure you have added everything click Save:

Action Types

  • Check box: this action will allow the carer to select 'done' or 'not done'

  • Notes: use this option when you want your carers enter text

  • Dropdown list: Create your own drop down list so carers can select from the options you added

  • Record Value: Use this action type when you want carers to enter a numeric value only (Max of 1000), you can also define the units

  • Photo: Ask your carers to take a picture as evidence or for other purposes (remember to respect client's privacy and follow GDPR guidelines)

  • Digital Signature: this option is great for when you need to collect signatures from your carers or clients to confirm or get consent. They will use their finger in the phone's screen to sign

  • Medication Administration List: this action will show the list of active medicines of the client to report them as given or not given. Our Medication Administration task created by default in your account, already contains this action but if you prefer to use another name for this task, you could create your own task and add to it this action type

If you need that your Actions appear in a specific order, you would need to numbering with the following format: 01, 02, 03, 04...., 10, 11, 12, etc

Note: you can't edit a saved task. If you make mistakes you must make the incorrect task "Inactive" and create a new one


Assigning Tasks to Visits

  • Go to the relevant client's profile and click the Calendar tab

  • Amend an existing visit by clicking on it, or create a new one

  • In the Tasks field, type the name of the task you have added and select it

Once you have saved the visit, it will now be available for the assigned carer to complete.

Pro tip: Allow your carers to add tasks straight from their app, this will help in cases where you have a incident form or other type of tasks that you don't know when it will be required (Go to Settings>Carers>Mobile App>Visits and tick the box Carers can add additional task(s) to visit


Reviewing Form Entries

  • Go to the client's profile and view their Diary tab

  • Click on a visit and task entries will show here:

  • You can also access the same information in list form from the Task history tab

  • If you have added a digital signature or photo fields to the task, you can click the thumbnail preview to enlarge these:
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  • The same information for the text field-based actions can also be accessed from the Client Visit List report under Task values report (selected from the report type drop-down list).


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