With the exponential growth in digital technology that had enhanced communications, commerce and industry, health and medicine, entertainment and many more, there was also the rise in the development of old systems. This includes nurse call.
The present upgrades on the system include streamlined communications methods, the integration of clinical workforce, the many innovative uses of the present technology and their integrated mini-systems. (The latest is RTLS or real-time location system for better workflow efficiency.) The system is used mainly as a measure to counter the increasing number of patients. The top aim in alerting nurses on-duty is to make the responses among the care-giving professionals (mostly nurses) more timely and carries more quality than before. The paging system These days, different hospitals have different systems in paging their nurses. However, these systems are similar in principle, and only differs on technologies used, their procedural techniques, and other integrated actions as provided by their software. For instance, one system has the patient initiating a call via a call station button. The patient’s information and other pertinent data are displayed on the monitor. They might include time and date, room number, type of call (emergency, bed, etc) and is immediately sent to the assigned nurse where the same info is presented. Some systems have additional actions like levels of escalation, depending on the urgency and the type of medical requirements of the patient. Some have features like repeats on the notices on unanswered alerts. Once a response is received, this will not be put on display at the monitor. (However, the notices are recorded and stored for review, analysis and other future actions.) Others and their features Some systems have wireless pendants used in the nurse call. Some are in the form of belt clips, neck pendants, or sometimes as wrist bands. All need to be in constant surveillance and supervision because most units are battery-operated and are in danger of unit power failure. To ensure reliability and connection to the called party, the signals are transmitted on multiple frequencies. The present systems in use are unusually not dependent on any particular operating systems. They might be browser-based for accessibility at any computer. The more advanced systems have their nurses stations and offsite computers provide visual notices on these alarm calls for nurses. Some systems have large wall pagers that display the4 notifications all over the facility (hospital). Benefits One big benefit of the systems is the quick administration of health care that’s timely, quicker, and without risks. In older days, physically locating a nurse at their station or elsewhere can be exhausting to patients. Caregivers are now just a push button away. With increased volume of patients, and the demand for on-time medical attention, today’s system in alerting nurses is a boost to healthcare solutions. This is not only in terms of faster communications, It helps in facilitating better workflow and management of the hospital manpower. Today’s nurse call systems have come a long way since the time of the noisy buzzers and all.
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