JP2011217896A - Nurse call system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a nurse call system that allows a nurse to responds to a call from a patient when the nurse is not in a nurse's station or has no portable master unit.SOLUTION: A nurse call master unit 4 includes: a CPU 45a which emits call sound by using a slave unit speaker of a nurse call slave unit 1 disposed in a patient's room when the nurse call slave unit 1 calls for a nurse; and a nursing-care rank storing part 53 for storing a call table in which whether to emit call sound by using the slave unit speaker is set for each nurse call slave unit 1. The CPU 45a emits call sound only by the nurse call master unit 4 when the nurse call slave unit 1 which has called for a nurse is set not to use the slave unit speaker, and emits the call sound by using the slave unit speaker in addition to the call sound from the nurse call master unit 4 when the nurse call slave unit is set to use the slave unit speaker.

Description

  The present invention relates to a nurse call system for an inpatient to call a nurse, and more particularly to a nurse call system that can notify a nurse of a call from a patient even when there is no nurse at the nurse station.

Conventionally, there has been a nurse call system that makes it possible to respond to calls from nurse call slaves even when there are no nurses at the nurse station where a nurse call master unit is installed to answer calls from patients. .
For example, by bringing a portable handset called a handy nurse to a nurse, the nurse can be notified directly of the call from the patient, and the nurse can respond even if the nurse is not at the nurse station. (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

JP-A-2005-244496

However, the conventional nurse call system equipped with the above portable master unit is troublesome because the nurse who has recognized the ringing sound must take out the portable master unit and perform a response operation. I couldn't confirm the call if both hands were blocked. In addition, nurse call systems equipped with portable base units are expensive, so they have not been popularized in small hospitals.
On the other hand, it is necessary to promptly respond to calls from critically ill patients, and an inexpensive system capable of smoothly responding to calls from patients has been desired.

  Therefore, in view of such problems, the present invention provides a nurse call that can respond to a call from a patient even if the nurse is not at the nurse station or the nurse does not carry a portable master unit. The purpose is to provide a system.

In order to solve the above-mentioned problem, the invention of claim 1 is a bed child set provided for each bed and having a function of calling and calling a nurse, and a call set for each hospital room and calling and calling a nurse. Nurse having a nurse call cordless handset consisting of one of the hospital cordless handsets having a function, and a nurse call master phone installed at the nurse station and reporting and answering a call from the nurse call cordless handset A call control unit that, when a call is made from a nurse call cordless handset, uses a cordless handset speaker provided in the nurse call cordless handset installed in a hospital room to alert the call. And a call table storage unit that stores a call table that is set for each nurse call child device but does not perform a call alert sound using a child device speaker, and the call control unit If the nurse call cordless handset is set to not use the cordless handset speaker, the nurse call master unit reports the call only. If the cordless cordless handset is set to use the cordless handset speaker, the call alert tone of the nurse call base phone In addition to the above, it is characterized in that a ring alert is performed using a handset speaker.
According to this configuration, in the case of a call from a nurse call slave set that reports a call using a handset speaker, the call is also reported from the handset speaker in the hospital room. Therefore, it is possible to use the handset speaker to ring a ringing tone for calls from patients who are required to respond quickly, such as severely ill patients or patients who have a low degree of independence. This makes it possible to respond without delay even if the user is not present or does not carry the portable base unit.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the configuration of the first aspect, the nurse call master unit is a slave unit / patient storage unit in which the relationship between the nurse call slave unit and the patient is registered, and the relationship between the patient and the nurse team If the nurse call cordless handset that has performed the call operation is set to use the cordless handset speaker, the cordless handset / patient memory portion, and the patient -Refers to the nurse team storage unit to read the nurse team associated with the caller's nurse call cordless handset, and further searches for the nurse call cord associated with the patient in charge of the nurse team. In addition, it is characterized in that a ringing tone is sounded using the handset speaker of all the nurse call handset searched.
According to this configuration, since the call is reported from the handset speaker related to the nurse who is in charge of the patient who has performed the call operation, it is necessary and sufficient without reporting from the handset speaker in all hospital rooms. Calls can be sounded in the area, and meaningless sounding can be avoided.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the configuration according to the first or second aspect, the nurse call parent device includes a patient information storage unit that stores associations of the nurse call child device, the patient name, and the hospital room, a patient name, and a hospital room number. If the nurse call cordless handset that performed the call operation is set to use the cordless handset speaker, the name of the patient related to the caller's nurse call cordless handset The hospital room number and the like are read out from the patient information storage unit and voiced, and at least one of the nurse call parent device and the child device speaker performs voice report from the nurse call parent device.
According to this configuration, when a call is reported using a handset speaker, at least in the nurse call master unit, the patient name and the room number are reported, so the nurse recognizes the patient information of the caller. Easy to do.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the configuration according to the third aspect, the nurse call master unit has a nursing degree rank storage unit that stores a nursing degree rank obtained by ranking the nursing ranks of patients, and the call control unit includes: When the patient's nursing degree rank is equal to or higher than a predetermined rank, the setting in the call table is set as a call using a handset speaker.
According to this configuration, since the call using the child device speaker is automatically set according to the degree of severity of the patient, for example, it is not necessary to separately set for each patient, and the burden on the nurse can be reduced. Also, there is no setting omission.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, in the configuration according to any one of the first to fourth aspects, the call control unit is configured such that, even if the ringing sound uses a handset speaker, the handset speaker is used in a specific time zone. It is characterized by changing to a calling form that does not use.
According to this configuration, since the handset speaker is not used at night when there is a high probability that the nurse is at the nurse station, the patient's sleep is not hindered.

  According to the present invention, for a call from a patient who requires a quick response, such as a seriously ill patient or a patient with low independence, a ringing tone can be generated using a handset speaker. Even without being at the nurse station and without having to carry a portable base unit, it is possible to respond without delay.

It is a block diagram which shows an example of the nurse call system which concerns on this invention. It is the block diagram which showed the principal part of this invention with the circuit block diagram. It is explanatory drawing of a nursing degree rank.

DESCRIPTION OF EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, embodiments of the invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a configuration diagram of a nurse call system according to the present invention. In FIG. 1, 1 a is a bed slave unit that is installed for each bed and calls a nurse to make a call, 1 b is a hospital unit that is installed for each room and calls a nurse and makes a call, 3 is a patient's call Corridor lamp for displaying the call of the nurse, 4 is installed in the nurse station and receives a call from the bed slave unit 1 or the hospital room slave unit 2, and 5 is a nurse call master unit, and 5 is a medical / nursing data to be described later. 1 shows an ordering system in which data about patients is accumulated.
In addition, the bed cordless handset 1a and the hospital room cordless handset 1b are nurse call cordless handsets 1 used when an inpatient calls a nurse.

The bed slave unit 1a includes an implantable slave unit 11 installed on a wall surface, and a call grip button 12 connected to the implantable slave unit 11 for a patient to perform a call operation on the bed. The handset 11 incorporates a microphone (slave unit microphone) 13 and a speaker (slave unit speaker) 14 for a patient to talk to the nurse.
The hospital unit 1b is installed on a wall surface and a call button 16 for a patient to call, a ceiling microphone (child microphone) 17 for a patient to talk to a nurse and a ceiling speaker (child microphone). Machine speaker) 18.

  The bed handset 1 and the sickroom handset 2 are connected to the corridor lamp 3 for each sickroom, and the corridor lamp 3 is connected to the nurse call parent machine 4 by the corridor lamp main line L1. The ordering system 5 is connected to the nurse call parent device 4 by a transmission line L2.

  FIG. 2 is a circuit block diagram showing the main part of the nurse call system of FIG. The nurse call parent device 4 includes a call unit 41 for making a call with a patient who has operated the nurse call child device 1, a setting unit 42 for performing various settings, and a time for performing a ringing alert sound using the child device speakers 14 and 18, which will be described later. Time setting unit 43, patient information display 44, parent device control unit 45 for controlling the entire nurse call parent unit 4, corridor lamp 3, and parent unit interface for communicating with ordering system 5 (parent unit IF) 46 grade.

The parent device control unit 45 includes a CPU (parent device CPU) 45a, a storage unit 45b, and a voice synthesis unit 45c. The storage unit 45b is a patient management data storage unit 51 in which each patient's name, gender, age, hospital room, etc. are specifically registered, the severity, independence, relief category, doctor name, nurse name of each patient, Medical / nursing data storage unit 52 in which medical subjects are registered, nursing degree rank storage unit 53 that stores the nursing degree rank based on the severity and independence of the patient, and a call report using the handset speakers 14 and 18 A special call registration unit 54 or the like that registers the case of making a sound separately from the nursing degree rank.
Of these, the medical / nursing data storage unit 52 is periodically obtained by the CPU 45a from the ordering system 5 and rewritten.

  The voice synthesizer 45c synthesizes a patient name and a room number when a call is made from the nurse call handset 1.

  The corridor lamp 3 includes a nurse call master unit 4, an interface (corridor lamp IF) 31 for communicating with the nurse call slave unit 1, and a call display unit 32 for notifying the occurrence of a call from the nurse call slave unit 1 (see FIG. 1). And a communication path is formed with the nurse call slave unit 1 in response to a signal transmitted from the nurse call master unit 4.

  The nurse call system configured as described above operates as follows. When the nurse call cordless handset 1 is operated and the nurse is called, the CPU 45a first applies a call alert sound using the cordless handset speakers 14 and 18 based on the information in the nursing degree rank storage unit 53. Search whether to do. Further, the special call registration unit 54 searches whether a special call is registered.

FIG. 3 shows the nursing level ranks registered in the nursing level rank storage unit 53. In FIG. 3, H is a nursing degree rank, and the CPU 45 a judges and registers based on the severity / independence degree data indicated in the medical nursing data storage unit 52.
Here, D1 is a slave unit / patient storage unit in which the relationship between the nurse call slave unit 1 and the patient is registered, D2 is a severity / independence degree data storage unit, and D3 is a register of the relationship between the patient and the nurse team. The patient / nurse team storage unit D4 is a patient / patient room storage unit in which the relationship between the patient and the patient room is registered, and is described together for explanation.
The child device / patient information storage unit D1 and the patient / patient room storage unit D4 are part of the patient management data storage unit 51, the severity / independence degree data storage unit D2, and the patient / nurse team storage unit D3. Is a part of the medical / nursing data storage unit 52.

Here, as an example, the nursing degree rank H is set in three stages of “high”, “medium”, and “low” for each patient. Refer to the nursing degree rank H and the special call registration unit 54 set separately. Thus, it is determined whether the call alert sound using the handset speakers 14 and 18, specifically the call alert sound using the speaker 14 or the ceiling speaker 18 of the implantable handset 11. Then, a patient with a severe or low level of independence is set as a nursing degree rank “high”, and a call alert sound using the handset speakers 14 and 18 is performed for a call from a patient with this nursing degree rank “high”. The threshold is set as follows.
Therefore, this list of nursing degree ranks is a call table in which whether or not to perform a call alert sound using the handset speakers 14 and 18 is set.

  It should be noted that the threshold value of the nursing degree rank for performing the ringing alert sound using the handset speakers 14 and 18 can be set or changed by a predetermined operation of the setting unit 42 of the nurse call parent unit 4, for example, the nursing degree rank “medium” ”And“ High ”, the threshold value can be changed so that the ring alert sound using the handset speakers 14 and 18 is performed.

If the registration of the patient's nursing rank and the special call registration unit 54 does not use the handset speakers 14, 18, the ringing sound is generated only from the nurse call base unit 4.
For example, when there is a call from the nurse call slave unit 1 with the slave unit ID “3” shown in FIG. 3, the CPU 45a reads from the storage unit 45 that the call is from the patient with the name “N3”, Call only by machine 4. Further, data related to the corresponding patient is read from the patient management data storage unit 51 and the medical / nursing data storage unit 52 and displayed on the display 44 by POPUP or the like.

  In response to this call, when the nurse performs a response operation on the nurse call master unit 4, a call path is formed between the caller's nurse call slave unit 1 and the nurse call master unit 4, and the call unit 41 and the embedded type A call can be made between the handset 11 or the ceiling microphone 17 and the ceiling speaker 18.

When the patient's nursing degree rank or the registration of the special call registration unit 54 applies the call alert sound using the handset speakers 14 and 18, the operation is as follows.
For example, if there is a call from the nurse call handset 1 with the handset ID “1”, the nurse call handset 1 with the ID 1 is a call operated by the patient with the patient name “N1”. It reads that it is “high” and performs a ringing tone using the handset speakers 14 and 18.

  The CPU 45a identifies a hospital room to which a nurse team in charge of a patient who has been called from the medical / nursing data storage unit 52 is related (assumed to be in the room), and the nurse call cordless handset of the hospital room One speaker 14, 18 is activated to ring a ringing tone. At the same time, the patient name and the like are specified from the patient management data storage unit 51, the voice synthesis unit 45c is controlled, and the patient name and the room number are reported by voice along with the ringing sound from the call unit 41 of the nurse call master unit 4. .

  Specifically, as shown in FIG. 3, since the patient N1 is serious and belongs to the nurse team “1”, the CPU 45a searches the hospital room where the patient belonging to the nurse team “1” is located. Here, in addition to the patient's own room 101, the nurse team 1 recognizes that the patient of the nurse team 1 is admitted to the 105 and 204 rooms, and the nurse call master unit 4 only sounds a ringing tone. Rather, ringing sounds are also generated from the handset speakers 14 and 18 in the 105th and 204th rooms. Then, the name and patient room of the patient N1 are specified, and the nurse call master unit 4 reports the name and patient room number of N1 in addition to the ringing tone by voice synthesis.

When this call is received and a response operation is performed from the nurse call parent device 4, a call circuit is formed between the nurse call parent device 4 and the nurse call child device 1, and a call can be made with the patient. In the case of a ringing alert sound using the handset speakers 14 and 18, the nurse call master unit 4 reports the patient name and hospital room number together, so that the nurse calls the alert from the patient who needs immediate action. You can recognize that it is sound.
In addition, the nurse who has received the call alert sound in the calling room recognizes that the call from the patient is a call alert sound using the handset speakers 14, 18, that is, prompt action is required. Can be recognized.

  The special call registration unit 54 is registered by a predetermined operation of the setting unit 42 when the special call is used according to the hospital's own standard. Can be set as the target of ring alert. For example, even if the patient is mild, it is applied to a patient who is determined that the hospital needs to promptly respond independently.

  When a call alert sound using the handset speakers 14 and 18 is generated when the nurse call base unit 4 is talking to the nurse call handset 1 after receiving a normal call with a low nursing degree rank, the following occurs. To work. The CPU 45a of the nurse call base unit 4 sounds a notice sound from the calling unit 41 to notify the disconnection of the communication path, and disconnects the communication path if the communication path is continuously formed after a predetermined time has elapsed. Then, a communication path from a newly generated patient with a nursing degree rank of “high” is formed.

  Further, the base unit control unit 45 includes a timer circuit (not shown), and can change the setting of the ringing tone that uses the handset speakers 14 and 18 at daytime and nighttime, for example. This setting is performed by operating the time setting unit 43 of the nurse call parent device 4, and for example, it is possible to stop the ringing sound using the child device speakers 14 and 18 at night.

In this way, in the case of a call from the nurse call handset 1 that is set to report the call using the handset speakers 14 and 18, the call is reported from the handset speaker 14 and 18 in the related hospital room. . Therefore, when a call from a patient who requires a quick response, such as a severely ill patient or a patient with a low degree of independence, a ringing tone can be generated using the handset speakers 14 and 18, and the nurse can Even without being at a station or carrying a portable base unit, it is possible to respond without delay.
Further, since the call is reported from the handset speakers 14 and 18 related to the nurse who is in charge of the patient who has performed the call operation, it is necessary and sufficient even if not all the handset speakers 14 and 18 report the sound. Calls can be sounded in the area, and meaningless sounding can be avoided.
In addition, when a call is reported using the handset speakers 14 and 18, at least in the nurse call master unit 4, the patient name and the room number are reported, so the nurse recognizes the patient information of the caller. Easy to do.
In addition, since a call using the handset speakers 14 and 18 is automatically set according to the degree of severity of the patient, for example, there is no need to separately set for each patient, and the burden on the nurse can be reduced. Does not occur.
Further, since the handset speakers 14 and 18 are not used at night when there is a high probability that the nurse will be at the nurse station, the patient's sleep is not hindered.

In the above-described embodiment, the ring alert sound using the handset speakers 14 and 18 is performed only during the daytime and not at night. However, the severely ill patient is subdivided into a particularly severely ill patient. On the other hand, the call using the handset speakers 14 and 18 may be continued even at night.
In addition, although the patient management data storage unit 51 and the medical / nursing data storage unit 52 are described as separate units, these data may be stored as a single piece of data.
Further, only the nurse call master unit 4 is called by voice, but a call alert sound by voice may also be sent from the handset speakers 14 and 18.

  1 ・ ・ Nurse call slave unit, 1a ・ Bed slave unit, 1b ・ ・ Sickroom slave unit, 4 ・ ・ Nurse call master unit, 14 ・ ・ Speaker (slave unit speaker), 18 ・ ・ Ceiling speaker (slave unit speaker) , 41 .. Calling unit, 42... Setting unit, 43 .. Time setting unit, 45 .. Master unit control unit, 45 a .. CPU (call control unit), 45 b .. Storage unit, 45 c. , 51 .. Patient management data storage unit (patient information storage unit) 52.. Medical and nursing data storage unit 53. Nursing degree rank storage unit (calling table storage unit) 54 54 Special call registration unit H .. Nursing degree rank, D1 .. Slave unit / patient storage unit, D3 .. Patient / nurse team storage unit.

Claims (5)

Nurse call child consisting of either a child bed unit installed in each bed and having a function of calling and calling a nurse and a patient room child device installed in each hospital room and having a function of calling and calling a nurse A nurse call system having a machine and a nurse call master unit provided with a function of reporting and responding to a call from the nurse call slave set installed in a nurse station,
The nurse call master unit, when a call is made from the nurse call slave unit, a call control unit that reports a call using a slave unit speaker included in a nurse call slave unit installed in a hospital room; and
A call table storage unit that stores a call table that is set for each of the nurse call slaves but does not perform a call alert sound using the slave speaker;
If the nurse call cordless handset that has performed the call operation is set not to use the cordless handset speaker, the call control unit reports the call only by the nurse call master phone and uses the cordless handset speaker. If present, a nurse call system that performs a call alert sound using the slave unit speaker in addition to the call alert tone of the nurse call master unit. The nurse call master unit has a slave unit / patient storage unit in which the relationship between the nurse call slave unit and the patient is registered, and a patient / nurse team storage unit in which the relationship between the patient and the nurse team is registered. ,
The call control unit refers to the slave unit / patient storage unit and the patient / nurse team storage unit when the nurse call slave unit that has performed the call operation is set to use the slave unit speaker. Read the nurse team associated with the original nurse call slave, search for nurse call slaves associated with the patient that the nurse team is responsible for, The nurse call system according to claim 1, wherein a ringing tone is generated using a handset speaker. The nurse call master unit has a patient information storage unit that stores the association between the nurse call slave unit, a patient name and a hospital room, and a voice synthesis unit that synthesizes a patient name, a hospital room number, and the like.
When the nurse call slave unit that has performed the call operation is set to use the slave unit speaker, the call control unit stores a patient name, a room number, and the like related to the caller's nurse call slave unit in the patient information storage. The nurse call system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the nurse call system reads out the sound from the unit and makes a sound by voice from at least the nurse call parent device among the nurse call parent device and the child device speaker. The nurse call parent machine has a nursing degree rank storage unit that stores a nursing degree rank in which the nursing rank of a patient is ranked,
4. The nurse call system according to claim 3, wherein when the patient's nursing degree rank is equal to or higher than a predetermined rank, the call control unit sets a call in the call table as a call using the handset speaker. . 5. The call control unit according to claim 1, wherein even if the ringing notification sound uses the handset speaker, the call control unit changes the calling form to not use the handset speaker in a specific time zone. A nurse call system according to any one of the above.

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