Vital Signs

Jennifer Eggerton

Jul 29, 2026

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Purpose	Record and maintain a client’s height, weight, pulse, blood pressure, temperature, and BMI.
Who should do this	CAREWare users responsible for entering or updating clinical information in a client record.
Use this guide when you need to	Add a new vital signs record or edit an existing record.
Main warning	BMI is calculated automatically from height and weight and is recalculated when either value changes.

Quick path
Find Client > open a client record > Vital Signs > Add or select a record and click View > Edit

What Vital Signs tracks

The Vital Signs tab in client records includes fields for tracking:

Add vital signs to a client record

Step 1. Click Vital Signs.

Step 2. Click Add.

Vital Signs Menu Options

Button	What it does
View	View an existing vital signs record.
Add	Add a new vital signs record.
Delete	Delete an existing vital signs record.
Help	Access the Knowledge Base article for vital signs.
Print or Export	Print or export the list of vital signs records.
Column Visibility	Hide or show columns in the list of vital signs records.

Step 3. Complete the fields for vital signs.

Step 4. Click Save.

Note: If height and/or weight are edited, BMI is automatically recalculated based on the new values.

How to confirm it worked

Troubleshooting and common questions

Why does BMI not auto-calculate?

Verify that height and weight are entered.

Does the record need to include all the vital sign values?

Users can add one or more vital signs in a record.