JP6196828B2 - Nurse call system with prediction function - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a nurse call system with a prediction function, and is particularly suitable for use in a nurse call system having a function of predicting a patient's call.

  Conventionally, a nurse call system that calls a nurse call by predicting a timing at which a patient will call is proposed (see, for example, Patent Documents 1 and 2). In the nurse call system described in Patent Document 1, each time a call from a patient occurs, an item indicating the content of nursing or assistance performed for the patient is stored in the call record database together with the patient name and the call date and time. Then, the next call occurrence date and time is predicted based on the call record information stored in the call record database, and a time constant is calculated, and a predicted call notification is made at a time point that is a time constant before the predicted call occurrence date and time. Pop up the information on the display.

  Moreover, in the nurse call system described in Patent Document 2, the elapsed time from the execution of the nursing action to the calling is calculated for each nursing action performed by the medical staff on the patient, which is the reason for the patient calling. The information is stored in advance in the storage unit in association with each other. When nursing action information indicating a nursing action performed by a medical worker on a patient is input, elapsed time information corresponding to the cause nursing action information corresponding to the nursing action information is acquired from the storage unit and input. In addition to the implementation date / time information, the date / time that the patient will call is calculated as the predicted date / time information. When the current date and time information matches the calculated predicted date and time information, a prediction call is notified.

JP 2004-358216 A JP 2009-268485 A

  In the nurse call systems described in Patent Documents 1 and 2, a nurse call is called by prediction based on a past call record by a patient. However, since this call is based on prediction only, it does not always meet the patient's request. Therefore, even if the nurse who received the call visited the patient, there were cases where there were no requirements for the nurse (the prediction accuracy was low). In this case, the patient feels uncomfortable, and the nurse has a problem that the work efficiency is lowered.

  The present invention has been made to solve such a problem, and can call a nurse call only when a patient needs to make a call while predicting the necessity of the call. The purpose is to be able to.

In order to solve the above-described problems, in the present invention, an occurrence of an event is generated based on an event related to a patient ( calling a nurse call or a nursing action performed by a nurse on a patient ) and event information indicating the occurrence time. The timing of the next occurrence of the same event is predicted for each patient from the periodicity or regularity of the time, and when the current date and time becomes the prediction timing, a predetermined message for the event, the nurse A message prompting a call is notified to the corresponding patient.

  According to the present invention configured as described above, when the next occurrence of the same event is predicted based on the event information about the patient, and the current date and time becomes the prediction timing, The call is not automatically made, but a message prompting the call is notified to the patient. Upon receiving this message, the patient does not feel uncomfortable, and if the patient feels necessary at that time, the nurse call can be called by the patient's own intention. That is, it is possible to make a call only when the patient really needs to make a call while predicting the need for the call. This prevents the call from being made without any requirement for the patient, and prevents the nurse's work efficiency from being lowered.

It is a block diagram which shows the function structural example of the nurse call system by this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the call history information memorize | stored in the event information storage part of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows an example of the message memorize | stored in the message memory | storage part of this embodiment. It is a figure which shows the other example of the call log information memorize | stored in the event information storage part of this embodiment.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the nurse call system according to the present embodiment. As shown in FIG. 1, the nurse call system of the present embodiment includes a nurse call parent device 10 and a plurality of nurse call child devices 20. The nurse call parent device 10 is installed in a nurse center. On the other hand, the nurse call cordless handset 20 is installed on the bedside of the patient. It should be noted that a controller, a corridor lamp, a wall-embedded slave unit, and the like are actually connected between the nurse call master unit 10 and the nurse call slave unit 20, but are not shown in FIG. .

  The nurse call base unit 10 includes, as its functional configuration, a call reception unit 11, a call history recording unit 12, an event information storage unit 13, a message storage unit 14, an event occurrence timing prediction unit 15, a current date acquisition unit 16, and a message notification unit. 17 is provided. The nurse call handset 20 includes a message display unit 21 and a nurse call call unit 22 as functional configurations.

  When a call button (not shown) is pressed by the patient, the nurse call calling unit 22 of the nurse call handset 20 outputs a call signal including information on a call type corresponding to the pressed call button. Call types include general calls, emergency calls, and toilet calls. The call signal output by the nurse call calling unit 22 is transmitted to the nurse call parent device 10 together with the identification information of the nurse call child device 20.

  The call reception unit 11 of the nurse call parent device 10 receives a call signal transmitted from the nurse call child device 20. When the call reception unit 11 receives the call signal, the nurse call parent device 10 outputs a predetermined ringing sound from the speaker to call the nurse. The nurse call master unit 10 identifies patient information by referring to the patient table based on the identification information of the nurse call slave unit 20 sent together with the call signal, and displays the patient information on the monitor screen together with the call type. . The nurse call master unit 10 associates the identification information of the nurse call slave unit 20 with the patient information indicating the name, room number, bed number, etc. of the patient using the nurse call slave unit 20. Holding a patient table.

  Whenever the call reception unit 11 receives a call signal from the nurse call slave device 20, the call history recording unit 12 records the call result of the nurse call by the patient in the event information storage unit 13 as the call history. The event information storage unit 13 stores the event related to the patient and the event information indicating the time of the occurrence together with the identification information of the patient. In the present embodiment, the patient-related event is a call result of a nurse call made by the patient, that is, a call history.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating an example of call history information stored in the event information storage unit 13. As shown in FIG. 2, the call history information includes information on the call date and time, the call type, the name of the patient who made the call, and the room number and bed number of the patient. The calling date and time is the date and time when the nurse call was called by the patient using the nurse call handset 20. Actually, the current date and time acquired by the current date and time acquisition unit 16 when the call reception unit 11 receives the call signal is stored as the call date and time. The call type is included in the call signal received by the call receiving unit 11. As described above, the name of the patient and the room number / bed number of the patient are specified by referring to the patient table based on the identification information of the nurse call slave 20 sent together with the calling signal. Here, the call date and time and call type correspond to event information, and the patient's name and room number / bed number correspond to patient identification information.

  The message storage unit 14 stores a message that is predetermined for each event and that prompts a nurse call. FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of a message stored in the message storage unit 14. As shown in FIG. 3, in this embodiment, the message storage unit 14 stores messages predetermined for each type of call. That is, the message storage unit 14 stores a predetermined message for a general call, a predetermined message for an emergency call, and a predetermined message for a toilet call.

  Based on the call history information stored in the event information storage unit 13, the event occurrence timing prediction unit 15 generates the same event next from the periodicity or regularity when the event (nurse call for each call type) occurs. Predict timing for each patient. For example, when the call history information regarding a patient indicates that a toilet call is being made at a substantially fixed time every day, the event occurrence timing prediction unit 15 is indicated by the call history information regarding the patient. It is predicted that the next toilet call will be made at the time (for example, daily average value).

  The processing timing at which the event occurrence timing prediction unit 15 performs the prediction process can be arbitrarily set. For example, it is possible to perform prediction processing related to an event immediately after the occurrence of the event. That is, immediately after a nurse call related to a certain call type is made for a certain patient, the next timing of the nurse call of that call type is predicted for that patient. Or you may make it estimate the generation | occurrence | production timing of each event of all the patients as a batch process at the time decided every day.

  The current date and time acquisition unit 16 has a calendar function and acquires current date and time information indicating the current date and time. When the notification timing information indicating the timing predicted for an event of a patient by the event occurrence timing prediction unit 15 matches the current date information acquired by the current date acquisition unit 16, the message notification unit 17 A message related to the event is read from the message storage unit 14 and the message is notified to the nurse call handset 20 used by the patient. The message display unit 21 of the nurse call slave device 20 displays a message sent from the nurse call parent device 10.

  For example, when the event occurrence timing prediction unit 15 predicts that a toilet call will be performed at the next 13 o'clock for a certain patient, the message notification unit 17 responds to the toilet call when the current date and time is 13:00. A predetermined message (for example, a message for prompting a toilet call such as “Do you want to go to the toilet”) is read from the message storage unit 14. Then, the read message is transmitted to the nurse call slave 20 used by the patient. The nurse call slave unit 20 displays the message received from the nurse call master unit 10. If the patient who sees this message feels that he / she wants to go to the toilet at that time, he / she calls the toilet of the nurse call at his / her own will. If he does not want to go to the toilet at that time, the patient can simply ignore the message.

  As described above in detail, in the nurse call parent device 10 of the present embodiment, based on the call history information representing the nurse call (event) for each call type performed by the patient and the event information indicating the occurrence time, Next, the timing at which a nurse call of the same call type occurs is predicted from the periodicity or regularity when the nurse call occurs. Then, when the current date and time becomes the predicted timing, a message that is predetermined for the nurse call of the call type and that prompts the nurse call to be called is transmitted to the nurse call cordless handset 20 and is applicable. The patient is notified.

  According to this embodiment configured as described above, when the next event occurrence timing predicted based on the call history information of the patient is reached, the call of the nurse call is not automatically performed as in the conventional case. And a message prompting the call is notified to the patient. Upon receiving this message, the patient does not feel uncomfortable, and if the patient feels necessary at that time, the nurse call can be called by the patient's own intention.

  That is, it is possible to make a call only when the patient really needs to make a call while predicting the need for the call. It is also possible to prompt a call that the patient was not aware of. This prevents the call from being made without any requirement for the patient, and prevents the nurse's work efficiency from being lowered. It is also possible to confirm the accuracy of the prediction by comparing the prediction of the occurrence of the next nurse call for each call type with the call history of the actual nurse call.

  In the above embodiment, the nurse call for each call type has been described as an example of an event related to a patient, but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, the event may be a nursing action performed by the nurse on the patient. In this case, the message storage unit 14 stores a predetermined message for each type of nursing action. The information on the nursing action performed by the nurse is input from the nurse call parent machine 10 or the portable terminal owned by the nurse after the nurse performs the nursing action, and is stored in addition to the call history information.

  FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of call history information stored in the event information storage unit 13 in this case. In the call history information shown in FIG. 4, in addition to the call date and time, call type, patient name and room number / bed number shown in FIG. 2, the name of the nurse who performed the nursing action in response to the call, the nursing The type of action and the corresponding date and time are included.

  Based on the call history information of FIG. 4 stored in the event information storage unit 13, the event occurrence timing prediction unit 15 determines the same type of nursing according to the next nurse call from the periodicity or regularity when the nursing action occurs. Predict the timing of actions for each patient. Further, the message notification unit 17 reads a predetermined message for the nursing action from the message storage unit 14 at the time of occurrence of the nursing action predicted by the event occurrence timing prediction unit 15 and nurses the call. It transmits to the subunit | mobile_unit 20.

  In this way, the content of the message can be changed for each nursing action. That is, the content of the message can be appropriately set according to the patient's symptoms corresponding to the nursing action. In the above embodiment, there are only three types of messages for general calls, emergency calls, and toilet calls. However, it is possible to finely set the message contents according to the types of nursing actions that are more numerous. .

  Moreover, the information regarding a patient is good also as a patient's birthday. In this case, the message storage unit 14 stores a message predetermined for each patient. The birthday information is stored, for example, in a patient database separate from the event information storage unit 13 as part of patient information registered when the patient is hospitalized. The event occurrence timing prediction unit 15 predicts the next birthday of the patient based on the patient information. Further, when the patient's birthday is reached, the message notification unit 17 reads a predetermined message for the patient from the message storage unit 14 and transmits the message to the nurse call cordless handset 20.

  Moreover, although the message display part 21 was provided in the nurse call subunit | mobile_unit 20 and the message transmitted from the nurse call parent | base_device 10 was displayed in the said embodiment in the nurse call subunit | mobile_unit 20, although this invention demonstrated this It is not limited to. For example, a dedicated display device for displaying a message may be provided separately from the nurse call slave 20 and installed on the bedside together with the nurse call slave 20. In this way, it is possible to use an existing nurse call slave that does not have a display.

  In addition, each of the above-described embodiments is merely an example of actualization 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.

10 Nurse Call Master Unit 13 Event Information Storage Unit 14 Message Storage Unit 15 Event Occurrence Timing Prediction Unit 16 Current Date / Time Acquisition Unit 17 Message Notification Unit 20 Nurse Call Slave Unit 21 Message Display Unit 22 Nurse Call Call Unit

Claims (2)

Whenever the nurse call master unit receives a call signal from the nurse call slave unit, the call history recording unit records the call date and time, the call type, and the patient identification information, which are events related to the patient, in the event information storage unit as needed. And
A message storage unit that stores a message that is predetermined for each call type and that prompts a nurse call to be called;
Based on the call history stored in the event information storage unit, event occurrence that the timing of nurse call is generated in the next same call type from the periodicity or regularity of the occurrence of the nurse call it predicts for each of the patients A timing prediction unit;
A current date acquisition unit for acquiring current date information indicating the current date;
When the prediction timing information indicating the timing predicted for a nurse call of a certain call type of a patient by the event occurrence timing prediction unit matches the current date and time information acquired by the current date and time acquisition unit, the certain call A nurse call system with a prediction function, comprising: a message notification unit that reads a message related to a type of nurse call from the message storage unit and notifies the patient of the message. Each time a nurse performs a nursing action on a patient in response to a nurse call, the corresponding date, type, and patient identification information of the nursing action, which is an event related to the patient, is recorded in the event information storage unit as a call history. A call history recording unit ,
A message storage unit that stores a message that is predetermined for each type of nursing action and prompts a nurse call;
Based on the call history stored in the event information storage unit, then each said patient a timing nursing care action occurs with the same kind in accordance with the nurse call from the periodicity or regularity of the occurrence of the nursing care action An event occurrence timing prediction unit that predicts
A current date acquisition unit for acquiring current date information indicating the current date;
When the prediction timing information and the above obtained by the current time acquisition unit current date and time information indicating the predicted timing nursing actions classification of a patient with the above event occurrence timing prediction unit match, the certain type A nurse call system with a prediction function, comprising: a message notification unit that reads a message related to a nursing action from the message storage unit and notifies the patient of the message.

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