Nurse Call Systems - More Innovations

The part when a hospital patient calls the assistance or the attention of his nurse had been part of the nurse’s list of duties since Florence Nightingale. Today, the innovations on the many nurse call systems Australia had also come a long way since the time of the old buzzers then and physically locating the nurse in person.

Today, the alerts for nurse calls had undertaken many innovations not just for the benefit of the patients but also to the hospital staff and personnel and to the hospital itself. This is in conjunction of savings and better services.

Many systems 

One of the many innovations (mostly major) in hospital services are the different systems of nurse call used to alert nurse and other hospital care-giving staff by their patients. The one same-service is allowing the patients to call for emergency assistance through pushing buttons or pulling a cord.

When a patient pulls the alert string of a badge or the push button, a panel lights up and alerts the nurses and hospital staff in the hospital facility.  Sometimes, some models accompany this with a DED indicator and/or a signal tone. (There are additional buttons and pull cords and indicator lights assigned in different locations in the hospital.)

Places of use

Supplier companies promote their system all for its use in other places as well and not just in hospitals and medical facilities as well. The alert systems are also adaptable in nursing homes, outpatient medical centers and assisted-living facilities and clinics as well.

Some systems have added other features. Now, some have zone lights and software that provide data-logging. This is used mostly in monitoring medical alert devices and the subsequent broadcast notifications should there be states of emergency.

Alerts 

With the call of the patient, whether in an emergency situation or some other regular patient needs, the alert is registered by a light on the annunciator panel alongside the corridor just outside the patient’s room.

The activated nurse call lights gives the staff of the hospital (or the nursing home or outpatient clinics) to be able to quickly and efficiently respond to the call.  The system gives out an at-a-glance information report on the panel. Immediately, doctors and nurses can help right away the patient (or residents) in need.

Customization

The system can also be customized according the needs of the medical facility in dealing with their patients. The system is easy to learn and is designed for simple operations. This allows the staff and everyone to focus more on providing care and other assistance rather than learning on computer techniques.

The system’s flexibility is expanded due to the fact that the system can be easily customized. One of the important customizations is the ability to include the many available components needed.

Additions 

Most of the customizations are for meeting the expanding needs of the facility. These might include the basic system besides having more call buttons; more duty stations and more call lights within the facility for more comprehensive alert points.

Some of the customization include the software for reporting, accounting, and broadcast notifications. Others have medical pagers for either hard-wired or wireless call systems. More innovations are in store for today’s nurse call systems Australia.