receive one or more signals from a sensor attached to the patient;

process said one or more signals to determine the patient's orientation;

generate a graphic for display on a display of a patient monitor, the graphic comprising a plurality of lines, each line of the plurality of lines being associated with an orientation of a plurality of orientations assumable by the patient, each line of the plurality of lines having a same thickness, wherein the plurality of lines are uniformly spaced within the graphic at fixed positions relative to each other to spatially correspond to the orientations of the plurality of orientations, wherein one of said plurality of lines is associated with a supine orientation of the plurality of orientations and is positioned in a middle of the plurality of lines extending vertically from a bottom of the graphic to a top of the graphic; and

modify an appearance of the plurality of lines based upon an amount of time the patient has been oriented in respective orientations of the plurality of orientations.