JP2010010982A - Nurse call system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make amounts of business loads of medical workers become equal when a call from a patient is performed and portable terminals held by a plurality medical workers who take charge of the patient are called in order. <P>SOLUTION: Since an order for calling the portable terminals 30 to the call from a nurse call slave unit 1 is stored in a storage part 13, the number of steps of the medical workers who carry the portable terminals 30 is counted with a pedometer 40, and an order that a portable terminal carried by a medical worker whose number of steps is less value is advanced, priority is given to the call to the portable terminal 30 carried by the medical worker whose number of steps is less, a call to a medical worker whose number of steps decreases more, and a call to the medical worker whose number of steps increases less. Consequently, when the medical worker whose number of step is less responds to the call by the nurse call slave unit 1, the number of steps of the medical worker increases. Thus, physical activities of the medical workers are equalized and the amounts of business loads of the medical workers are equalized as much as possible. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a nurse call system, and is particularly suitable for use in a nurse call system configured to allow a mobile terminal to answer a call with respect to a call from a nurse call slave set installed for each patient.

  In general, a nurse call system is used in hospitals and care facilities. The nurse call system is used when a patient at a hospital needs help from a doctor or nurse, or when a caregiver at a care facility needs help from a caregiver (hereinafter referred to as “patient”). Is a system that can call a doctor, nurse, or caregiver (hereinafter referred to as a health care worker) by pressing a call button or the like.

Many nurse call systems include a nurse call cordless handset installed in a bedside, a toilet, a bathroom, and the like, and a nurse call master set installed in a nurse center. Furthermore, a nurse call system that combines a PHS (Personal Handyphone System) terminal carried by a medical worker and a PBX (Private Branch Exchange: telephone exchange) has also been proposed (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
JP-A-5-259974

  In this type of nurse call system, when a patient makes a call by pressing the call button of the nurse call slave unit, the medical worker responds with a PHS terminal carried by himself or a handset of the nurse call master unit. Note that table information that associates the PHS terminal with the medical staff possessing the PHS terminal is stored in the memory of the nurse call parent device. In other words, since the PHS terminal and the medical staff possessing the PHS terminal have a one-to-one correspondence, the medical staff who has responded to the call from the patient using the PHS terminal is recorded as a response history in the nurse call master unit. It is possible.

  By the way, in the nurse call system as described above, a medical staff in charge is determined for one patient, and the relationship is managed by the table information of the nurse call parent machine. Then, when a call is made from a nurse call cordless handset of a patient, the medical staff in charge is identified with reference to the table information, and the PHS terminal of the medical staff in charge is notified. Therefore, when there is a call from a patient, if the medical worker who has the PHS terminal to be called is absent, the medical worker cannot respond to the call.

However, even in such a case, the nurse call master unit is also notified at the same time, so a medical worker who is not in charge of the patient who is calling the nurse call with the handset provided in the nurse call master unit. Can respond to calls from slave units. In addition, by setting a plurality of PHS terminals to be called or calling a plurality of PHS terminals set as call targets in order, even if the medical staff in charge is absent, A technique for responding to a call is known (see, for example, Patent Document 2).
JP 2001-127892 A

However, in the technique described in Patent Document 2 described above, the call is also notified to a medical worker who has just responded to a call from a patient or a medical worker who cannot be released during work, There was a problem that stressed medical staff. For such problems, it is known to temporarily suspend calls to medical workers who cannot be released during work or to lower priority (for example, Patent Document 3) ). It is also known to lower the priority of calls to health care workers who have just responded to calls.
JP 2007-268020 A

  However, according to these methods, the fact that a medical worker is in a state of being able to take his hands off during work or that a medical worker has just responded to a call depends on the timing of the call. However, there is a problem that it is not related to the workload of the medical staff, and the workload of the medical staff cannot be equalized.

  The present invention is made in order to solve such a problem, and a call is made by a nurse call slave unit, and a plurality of medical workers in charge of patients using the nurse call slave unit are respectively provided. It is an object of the present invention to make a call so that the work amount of medical personnel is as even as possible when calling a portable terminal to be carried.

  In order to solve the above-described problems, in the present invention, the order of calling the mobile terminal in response to the call from the nurse call slave is set in advance in the nurse call master, and the medical worker carrying the mobile terminal The number of steps is measured by a pedometer, and the order in which the mobile terminals carried by the medical staff having the small number of steps is called up is advanced.

  According to the present invention configured as described above, priority is given to calls to a mobile terminal carried by a medical worker with a small number of steps measured by a pedometer, so that a medical worker with a large number of steps measured by a pedometer Calls to health care professionals and fewer calls to health care workers with fewer steps as measured by a pedometer. Accordingly, when a medical worker with a small number of steps measured by the pedometer responds to a call by the nurse call cordless handset, the number of steps of the medical worker increases. Thereby, the amount of exercise of the health care worker can be made uniform, and the work amount of the health care worker can be made as even as possible.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of a nurse call system according to the present embodiment. Here, a nurse call system for nursing support installed in a hospital will be described as an example, but the nurse call system of the present embodiment is not limited to that installed in a hospital. For example, the present invention can also be applied when installed in a nursing facility.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the nurse call system according to the present embodiment includes a nurse call slave unit 1 installed on each bedside of each hospital room, and a nurse call master unit 10 installed in the nurse center and functioning as a center device. Is provided. Here, the nurse call slave unit 1 and the nurse call master unit 10 are connected to each other via a communication line. In addition, a corridor lamp (not shown) is connected between the nurse call slave unit 1 and the nurse call master unit 10 to notify the call from the nurse call slave unit 1 and to display the name of the patient in the hospital room. Has been.

  The nurse call system according to the present embodiment includes, as other standard components, for example, a main device 20 for a mobile terminal installed in a communication center in a hospital, a PBX (not shown), a public network (not shown), and a wireless device 21 is provided.

  A plurality of wireless devices 21 are connected to the main device 20 for mobile terminals. The PBX is connected to a public network. The main device 20 for mobile terminals is composed of, for example, a private branch PHS compatible switching device, and includes a plurality of extensions, office lines, and maintenance in addition to the internal control unit and the time switch. Here, a wireless base station (not shown) of the wireless device 21 is connected to the extension of the main device 20 for mobile terminals.

  Each of the plurality of wireless devices 21 forms a wireless area, and is connected to the mobile terminal 30 existing in the wireless area via a wireless line. A private branch exchange is connected to the office line of the main device 20 for portable terminals.

  The portable terminal 30 is carried by a medical worker, and is used for making a response call with the nurse call handset 1. In addition, a plurality of portable terminals 30 exist in the hospital, and it is possible to identify a medical worker who carries them.

  The pedometer 40 is carried by a medical worker in the same manner as the portable terminal 30, and measures the number of steps of the carrying medical worker. Here, the pedometer 40 has a shape like a wristwatch wound around a medical worker's arm or a box shape fixed by a clip or the like to a pocket portion of the medical worker's clothes. Any shape and attachment method may be used as long as the number of steps of the person can be measured. In addition, the pedometer 40 includes a step number information transmission unit (not shown) that transmits step number information indicating the number of steps of the medical staff to the portable terminal 30. Further, the step count information measured by the pedometer 40 is reset at a predetermined timing (for example, a work shift time of a medical worker).

  The nurse call handset 1 includes a handset controller 2, a call operation section 3, and a handset transmitter 4. The subunit | mobile_unit control part 3 controls each component of the nurse call subunit | mobile_unit 1 so that it may mention later. The call operation unit 3 is operated when a patient calls a medical worker, and generally has a button shape. When the slave unit operation unit 3 is operated, the slave unit control unit 2 generates a calling signal.

  The slave unit transmitting unit 4 is for connecting the nurse call slave unit 1 and the nurse call master unit 10 to communicate with each other. The slave unit transmission unit 4 transmits the call signal generated by the slave unit control unit 2 to the nurse call master unit 10. Here, the nurse call cordless handset 1 includes a recovery button (not shown) for responding when the patient is called, a microphone and a speaker (not shown) used when the patient has a conversation with the nurse, and the like.

  The nurse call parent device 10 includes a parent device control unit 11, a parent device reception unit 12, a storage unit 13, and a parent device transmission unit 14. The base unit controller 11 controls each component of the nurse call base unit 10 as described later. The base unit receiver 12 is for connecting the nurse call base unit 10 and the nurse call handset 1 to communicate with each other. The base unit receiving unit 12 connects the nurse call base unit 10 and the mobile terminal main unit 20 to communicate with each other. Further, the base unit receiving unit 12 receives a call signal transmitted from the nurse call slave unit 1.

  The base unit control unit 11 analyzes the call signal received by the base unit reception unit 12 and identifies the nurse call slave unit 1 that has made the call. Here, the technology for specifying the nurse call slave device 1 that has been called by the parent device control unit 11 is performed using a known technology. In addition, when a voice call is performed between the nurse call slave unit 1 and the nurse call master unit 10 or when a voice call is performed between the nurse call slave unit 1 and the portable terminal 30, The machine receiving unit 12 receives an audio signal transmitted from the nurse call slave unit 1 and an audio signal transmitted from the portable terminal 30. The base unit receiving unit 12 receives step count information, which will be described later, from the mobile terminal 30.

  The storage unit 13 stores a call table for the nurse call system according to the present embodiment. This call table includes patient identification information for identifying a patient such as a patient name and medical worker identification information for identifying a plurality of medical workers in charge of the patient (for example, names of medical workers). Are associated with each other. Here, in the initial state, the calling table ranks a plurality of medical workers in charge of patients in order from the higher priority (see FIG. 2A). The call table associates the number of steps of the medical worker with each medical worker. For this reason, in the initial state shown in FIG.

  Here, the parent device control unit 11 identifies the nurse call child device 1 that has made the call, and therefore identifies patient identification information such as a patient name based on the bed number in which the nurse call child device 1 is installed. . In this manner, the name of the patient who has called is specified by the call signal received by the base unit receiving unit 12. Moreover, the order of calling the medical worker in charge of the patient and the medical worker, and the number of steps of the medical worker are specified by the specified patient name.

  As shown in FIG. 2A, for example, there are four medical staff members A, B, C, and D who are in charge of the patient name “XXX”, and the order of calling the medical staff A is one. The order of calling the medical worker B is set second, the order of calling the medical worker C is set third, and the order of calling the medical worker D is set fourth. Further, the number of steps of medical workers A to D is zero.

  The base unit control unit 11 generates an incoming call signal for the portable terminal 30 carried by a medical worker in charge of the calling patient. The base unit transmitter 14 transmits the incoming call signal generated by the base unit controller 11. Here, the incoming call signal includes incoming number information for specifying the mobile terminal 30 to be called. Further, the order in which the base unit control unit 11 generates an incoming call signal or the order in which the base unit transmission unit 14 transmits the incoming call signal is determined according to the call table described above. The base unit control unit 11 generates an incoming call signal with a predetermined interval (for example, 5 seconds). The base unit control unit 11 may have an interval at which the base unit transmission unit 14 transmits an incoming call signal without providing an interval at which the base unit control unit 11 generates the incoming call signal. Here, when the portable terminal 30 responds to the incoming call signal, generation of the incoming call signal is terminated by the parent device control unit 11 or the incoming call signal is transmitted by the parent device transmission unit 14. Exit.

  For example, when a call table as shown in FIG. 2A is used, the base unit control unit 11 first extracts the called number information of the portable terminal 30 carried by the medical worker A and outputs an incoming call signal. Generate. Then, base unit transmitter 14 transmits an incoming call signal. If the medical worker A does not respond at the portable terminal 30 as it is for 5 seconds, the base unit control unit 11 extracts the called number information of the portable terminal 30 carried by the medical worker B and receives the incoming call signal. Is generated. Then, base unit transmitter 14 transmits an incoming call signal. Similarly, when the medical worker B does not respond at the mobile terminal 30 and 5 seconds elapse, the base unit control unit 11 extracts the called number information of the mobile terminal 30 carried by the medical worker C and receives the incoming call. Generate a signal. Then, base unit transmitter 14 transmits an incoming call signal. Further, when the medical worker C does not respond at the portable terminal 30 and 5 seconds elapse, the master unit control unit 11 extracts the called number information of the portable terminal 30 carried by the medical worker D and receives the incoming call signal. Is generated. Then, base unit transmitter 14 transmits an incoming call signal. The main device 20 for portable terminals receives the incoming call signal transmitted from the nurse call parent device 10 and transmits it to each portable terminal 30 via the wireless device 21 arranged in each wireless area.

  The mobile terminal 30 includes a mobile terminal control unit 31, a mobile terminal reception unit 32, a mobile terminal transmission / reception unit 33, and a notification unit 34. The mobile terminal control unit 31 controls each component of the mobile terminal 30 as described later. The mobile terminal receiving unit 32 receives the step count information transmitted from the pedometer 40. At this time, the mobile terminal control unit 31 adds the identification information of its own mobile terminal 30 to the step count information received by the mobile terminal receiving unit 32. The mobile terminal transceiver unit 33 receives the incoming call signal transmitted from the wireless device 21, and also receives the step information received by the mobile terminal receiver unit 32 and added with the identification information by the mobile terminal control unit 31. Send.

  Here, when the mobile terminal transceiver unit 33 receives an incoming call signal, the mobile terminal control unit 31 determines whether the incoming call number included in the incoming call signal matches the incoming call number of its own mobile terminal 30 or not. If they match, it is determined that the target of the incoming call signal is its own mobile terminal 30. The notification unit 34 is used to notify a call when the mobile terminal control unit 31 determines that the target of the incoming call signal is its own mobile terminal 30. The notification of the call by the notification unit 34 is a well-known technique, and thus the description thereof is omitted.

  On the other hand, the step count information transmitted from the portable terminal 30 is received by the wireless device 21. Here, the portable terminal transmitting / receiving unit 33 periodically transmits the step count information. The step count information received by the wireless device 21 is received by the base unit receiving unit 12 via the mobile terminal main device 20.

  The base unit controller 11 analyzes the step count information received by the base unit receiver 12 and identifies the mobile terminal 30 that has transmitted the step count information. When the mobile terminal 30 is specified, the parent device control unit 11 specifies a medical worker carrying the mobile terminal 30. Next, base unit control unit 11 rewrites the step count column of the call table stored in storage unit 13 according to the step count information. Then, base unit control unit 11 changes the order of calling the medical workers set in the call table according to the number of steps in the step number column of the call table.

  Specifically, the number of steps of the medical worker A carrying the mobile terminal 30 is 1805 steps, the number of steps of the medical worker B is 4867 steps, the number of steps of the medical worker C is 3254 steps, and the number of steps of the medical worker D is 1513 steps. In this case, the control unit 11 for the master unit sets the medical worker to be called first as the medical worker D having the smallest number of steps, and in the order of the medical worker A, the medical worker C, and the medical worker B. The call table is changed (see FIG. 2B). When a call is made by the nurse call handset 1 in such a state, the base unit control unit 11 generates an incoming call signal according to the updated call table (or the base unit transmission unit 14 is updated). The incoming call signal is transmitted according to the call table). In this way, the order of calling medical workers with a small number of steps is raised, and the order of calling medical workers with a large number of steps is lowered.

  As described above in detail, in this embodiment, the order of calling the mobile terminal 30 in response to a call from the nurse call slave unit 1 is stored in advance in the storage unit 13 of the nurse call base unit 10, and the mobile terminal 30 is The number of steps of a medical worker to be carried is measured by the pedometer 40, and the order in which the portable terminal 30 carried by the medical worker having a small number of steps is called up is advanced. Thereby, since priority is given to the call to the portable terminal 30 carried by the medical staff with a small number of steps measured by the pedometer 40, the number of calls to the medical staff with a large number of steps measured by the pedometer 40 is reduced. Calls to medical personnel with a small number of steps measured by the pedometer 40 increase. Therefore, when a medical worker with a small number of steps measured by the pedometer 40 responds to a call by the nurse call handset 1, the number of steps of the medical worker increases. Thereby, the amount of exercise of the health care worker can be made uniform, and the work amount of the health care worker can be made as even as possible.

  In addition, in this embodiment, although the main | base station control part 11 has changed all the order called by the number of steps of a medical worker, it is not limited to this. For example, one or a predetermined number of calling orders of medical workers with a small number of steps may be advanced. Moreover, you may make it fix the order which calls a part of medical worker irrespective of the number of steps. In this way, while always calling the health care worker who is the main person in charge for a certain patient first, it is possible to change the order of the health care workers who are called second or later according to the number of steps. Can be set.

  Further, in the present embodiment, the step count information transmitted from the pedometer 40 is transmitted to the nurse call parent device 10 via the portable terminal 30, but is not limited thereto. For example, the pedometer information may be transmitted directly from the pedometer 40 to the nurse call parent device 10.

  Moreover, in this embodiment, although the order which calls a medical worker only by the number of steps of a medical worker is determined, it is not limited to this. For example, the order may be determined in consideration of the number of times a medical worker responds to a call from the nurse call handset 1 or the implementation status of other nursing work.

  In addition, each of the above-described embodiments is merely an example of implementation in carrying out the present invention, and the technical scope of the present invention should not be construed in a limited manner. In other words, the present invention can be implemented in various forms without departing from the spirit or main features thereof.

It is a block diagram which shows the structural example of the nurse call system by this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the example of the calling table of the nurse call system by this embodiment.

Explanation of symbols

1 Nurse Call Slave Unit 2 Slave Unit Control Unit 3 Call Operation Unit 4 Slave Unit Transmitter Unit 10 Nurse Call Master Unit 11 Master Unit Control Unit 12 Master Unit Receiver Unit 13 Storage Unit 14 Master Unit Transmitter Unit 20 Mobile Terminal Main device 21 Wireless device 30 Mobile terminal 31 Control unit for mobile terminal 32 Receiver for mobile terminal 33 Transmitter / receiver for mobile terminal 34 Notification unit 40 Pedometer

Claims (1)

A nurse call cordless handset that outputs a call signal generated by a call operation for calling a medical worker;
A pedometer for measuring the number of steps of the medical staff and transmitting it as step information;
An informing unit for informing a call from the nurse call slave unit, a mobile terminal receiving unit for receiving the step count information from the pedometer, and transmitting the step count information and receiving a call from the nurse call slave unit. A portable terminal transceiver unit that receives the call signal, and a portable terminal controller that operates the notification unit when the portable terminal transceiver unit receives the incoming call signal, and is carried by the medical staff. Mobile devices,
A plurality of portable terminals are called in response to a call for the parent device that receives the calling signal transmitted from the nurse call child device and the step count information transmitted from the portable terminal, and the call of the nurse call child device. A storage unit for storing order information indicating an order; and reading the order information from the storage unit, generating the incoming call signal for calling the plurality of portable terminals according to the order, and receiving the master unit The base unit control unit for moving up the order in which the portable terminal carried by the medical worker having a small number of steps is called based on the step number information received by the mobile device, and the portable terminal according to the order information. A nurse call base unit having a base unit transmitter for transmitting to
Nurse call system with.

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