Checklists

In his groundbreaking book The Checklist Manifesto, award winning author and surgeon Atul Gawande made a compelling argument for the checklist, which he believes to be the most promising method available in surmounting failure. The checklist is an essential tool in virtually every area of our lives, and breaking down complex, high pressure tasks into small steps can radically improve any process from ward rounds to surgical operations.

The toolbox can now have "checklists", also known as "to-do lists" in your toolbox pages. A person can follow the checklist and check/cross out tasks to make sure the procedure is done correctly and nothing is forgotten.

Simple checklists

Make a bulleted list where the first item is [Checklist]. Other items in the list will become tasks ("task to-do", "finished").

After saving the page, you can click to toggle individual tasks to check them, or on "Toggle all" to toggle and align all tasks.

Tasks that are "done" are struck out, highlighted and moved to the bottom of the list under a "Done" separator.

Example checklist (task, finished):

[ChecklistDemo]
Patient identity confirmed
Consent confirmed
Radiographer available
Pregnancy status checked
Patient allergies checked
Intravenous access confirmed
Equipment checked

3-state checklists

Use [Checklist3] to make a 3-state list where tasks can be "to-do", "started / in-progress", and "finished / done".

This can be useful for tasks that take longer time to complete, or that you launch or delegate, then later review the results.

Example 3-state checklist (task, started, finished):

[Checklist3Demo]
Interview patient (trainee)
Get blood work (nurse)
Get blood results (lab)

Notes

The checklist cannot have nested numbered or bulleted sub-lists, although it itself may be nested in another list.

The task states are ephemeral and not saved in the page for each individual user:

on the website, leaving the page resets/zeroes the checklist;
on the app, leaving or changing the toolbox, or reloading the app after an update, resets/zeroes the checklists.