Nurse call master unit

Abstract

To provide a nurse call master unit that does not interrupt operation of the nurse call master unit in a predetermined case.SOLUTION: A nurse call master unit 2 of the present disclosure comprises: a monitor 21 that displays a nurse call N in a predetermined call mode; an operating unit 22 for a user to operate the predetermined function of the nurse call master unit 2; an interruption inhibition flag F that inhibits interruption of the function; and a CPU 26 as control means that controls the nurse call master unit 2. The call mode includes a first call mode for interrupting the function being operated by the user and displaying the nurse call N, and a second call mode for waiting for the completion of the function being operated by the user before displaying the nurse call N. The user can use the operating unit 22 to set ON or OFF of the interruption inhibition flag F. The call mode selection unit 28 of the CPU 26 selects the call mode on the basis of the interruption inhibition flag F.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 6

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a nurse call master unit of a nurse call system installed in hospitals, nursing homes, etc. [Background technology]

[0002] Conventionally, a technology is known in which a nurse call parent unit is equipped with a monitor and operating means such as a touch panel or operation buttons, and can display information about the patient or person being cared for on the monitor and make various settings using the operating means. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0003] [Patent Document 1] JP 2014-171529 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0004] However, with conventional technology, when a nurse call occurs while operating a nurse call master unit, a nurse call N is displayed covering the operation screen, and the operation is interrupted (see Figure 4(b)). For example, when a nurse is performing remote treatment while checking the patient's monitor image, the treatment is interrupted by the nurse call.

[0005] Therefore, an object of the present disclosure is to provide a nurse call parent unit that does not interrupt the function being operated in certain cases. [Means for solving the problem]

[0006] In order to solve the above problems, the nurse call parent unit of the present disclosure has the following features. (1) A system comprising a monitor that displays a nurse call in a predetermined call mode, an operating means for a user to operate a predetermined function of a nurse call parent unit, an interruption prohibition flag that prohibits interruption of the function, and a control means for controlling the nurse call parent unit, wherein the call modes include a first call mode in which the user interrupts the function being operated by the user and displays the nurse call, and a second call mode in which the user waits for the function being operated by the user to be completed and then displays the nurse call, the operating means includes a setting means for setting the interruption prohibition flag to ON or OFF, and the control means selects the call mode based on the interruption prohibition flag.

[0007] (2) The control means sets the interruption prohibition flag to OFF when the second call mode is selected and the operation of the function is completed. Effect of the Invention

[0008] The nurse call parent unit disclosed herein is designed to display a nurse call message when the interruption prohibition flag is set to ON and the function being operated is terminated, thereby mitigating excessive interruptions to work caused by nurse calls and reducing the burden on medical staff while allowing them to respond to nurse calls. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0009] [Figure 1] 1 is an overall configuration diagram of a nurse call system showing one embodiment of the present disclosure. [Diagram 2] FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a nurse call parent unit. [Diagram 3] This is a list of the functions of the nurse call parent unit. [Figure 4] FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing a screen transition in the first call mode. [Diagram 5] FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram showing a screen transition in the second call mode. [Figure 6] 4 is a flowchart showing display control of the monitor. [Figure 7] 4 is a flowchart showing display control of the monitor. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0010] DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present disclosure will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings. A nurse call system 1 shown in Fig. 1 is a nurse call system installed in hospitals, nursing homes, and the like.

[0011] Nurse call system 1 comprises a nurse call handset 3 that allows patients to call a nurse in their hospital room, a sensor 10 that detects the patient's condition, etc., a corridor light 9 that displays a nurse call signal in the corridor in front of the hospital room, a nurse call master unit 2 that notifies nurses in the nursing center that the patient has been called, an information device terminal 6 such as a smartphone carried by the nurse, etc., a controller 5 that controls all of the devices included in nurse call system 1, and a nurse call server 11. Note that the "nurse call" in this disclosure does not include a so-called staff call in which a nurse calls another nurse.

[0012] The nurse call handset 3, corridor light 9, nurse call master unit 2, and control unit 5 are connected to a nurse call server 11 via a hub 4 and a nurse call transmission line 12. The information device terminal 6 is connected to an exchange 8 via a base station 7, and the exchange 8 is connected to the nurse call server 11 via the hub 4 and the nurse call transmission line 12. The nurse call server 11 is connected to the hospital's ordering system (not shown), and nursing information of multiple patients provided therefrom is stored in a memory unit (not shown) of the nurse call system 1. The memory unit of the nurse call system 1 can be located in the nurse call server 11, the control unit 5, etc.

[0013] 2, the nurse call master unit 2 includes a monitor 21 that displays the nurse call N in a predetermined call mode, an operation unit 22 with which a user such as a medical professional such as a nurse or a caregiver (hereinafter referred to as a nurse, etc.) operates the nurse call master unit, a memory unit 27, a CPU 26 as a control means for controlling the nurse call master unit, an audio processing unit 25, a video processing unit 24, and a communication unit 23 for communicating with the nurse call handset 3, etc. In addition, the nurse call master unit 2 includes a small monitor and a touch panel for the small monitor, but in the following description, the monitor 21 refers to a large monitor and the operation unit 22 refers to the touch panel for the large monitor.

[0014] FIG. 3 shows examples of functions of the nurse call master unit 2. Here, "monitor" refers to a function that allows a nurse, etc. to check the condition of a patient in a hospital room through the monitor 21 of the nurse call master unit 2 and to treat the patient. "Patient information display" refers to a function that displays detailed information about a patient. "Bed simulation" refers to a function for considering the bed arrangement of patients. "Broadcast" refers to a function for broadcasting to a specified area in the hospital. "Trace" refers to a function for tracking the bed movement of a specific patient, for example, in the event of an infectious disease outbreak. "Call history analysis" refers to a function for performing a specified analysis based on the reason for the patient's call, the frequency of calls, etc. "Whiteboard" refers to a function for saving memos on the image displayed on the monitor 21. "Various settings" refers to a function for setting the medical team, nurses, etc. to be called by slide call via nurse call, day shift / night shift, registration of patient information, ring tone, etc.

[0015] The CPU 26 includes an interruption prohibition flag F that prohibits interruption of a function, and a call mode selection unit 28 that selects a call mode based on the interruption prohibition flag F. The call modes include a first call mode that interrupts the function being operated and displays a nurse call N, and a second call mode that displays the nurse call N after the function is completed. Furthermore, the CPU 26 sets the interruption prohibition flag to OFF when the second call mode is selected and the operation of the function is completed.

[0016] When a nurse call occurs during the operation of the nurse call master unit 2, the call mode selection unit 28 refers to the interruption prohibition flag F and selects a call mode based on the interruption prohibition flag F. Specifically, when the interruption prohibition flag F is OFF, the first call mode is selected, and when the interruption prohibition flag F is ON, the second call mode is selected.

[0017] As shown in FIG. 4, when the call mode selection unit 28 selects the first call mode, the nurse call N is displayed as shown in FIG. 4(b) so as to cover the function being operated (FIG. 4(a)), and the function being operated is interrupted.

[0018] On the other hand, as shown in FIG. 5, when the call mode selection unit 28 selects the second call mode, the nurse call N is displayed as shown in FIG. 5(b) after the function being operated (FIG. 5(a)) ends.

[0019] It is also possible to provide a timer 29 in the CPU 26 and configure it to display the nurse call N after a predetermined time has elapsed in the second call mode. Specifically, when the second call mode is selected, the timer 29 is started, and the nurse call N is displayed when either one of the conditions, i.e., after the function ends or after a predetermined time has elapsed, is satisfied.

[0020] Next, the operation of the nurse call master unit 2 configured as described above will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 and 7.

[0021] First, the operation of a predetermined function is started (S1). At this time, a nurse or the like sets the interruption prohibition flag F to ON as necessary. When a nurse call occurs during the operation of the nurse call master unit 2 (S2), the call mode selection unit 28 refers to the interruption prohibition flag F. If the interruption prohibition flag F is OFF (S3: Yes), the first call mode is selected (S4).

[0022] On the other hand, if the interruption prohibition flag F is ON (S3: No), the call mode selection unit 28 selects the second call mode (S5). In this case, the CPU 26 waits for the function to end (S6), sets the interruption prohibition flag F to OFF (S7), and displays the nurse call message N (S8).

[0023] As shown in FIG. 7, when the timer 29 is used, if the second call mode is selected (S5), the CPU 26 starts the timer 29 (S6), waits until one of the following conditions is met: the end of the function or the passage of a predetermined time (S7), sets the interrupt prohibition flag F to OFF (S8), and displays the nurse call message N (S9).

[0024] As described above, according to the nurse call master unit 2 of this embodiment, when a nurse or the like sets the interruption prohibition flag to ON, the nurse call message is displayed when the function being operated ends, which alleviates excessive interruptions to work caused by a nurse call and reduces the burden on medical personnel while allowing them to respond to the nurse call. Also, if a timer 29 is provided, the nurse call message can be responded to without being left unattended for a long time, such as when an operation takes a long time.

[0025] The present disclosure is not limited to the above embodiment, and the configuration of each part can be appropriately changed without departing from the spirit of the invention. For example, in the second display mode, it is possible to display the nurse call N in a manner that does not interrupt the function being operated, or to notify the nurse call only by voice. [Explanation of symbols]

[0026] 1. Nurse call system 2 Nurse call base unit 3 Nurse call handset 4. Hub 5. Controller 6 Information device terminal 7 base station 8 Switchboard 9. Corridor Lights 10 Sensors 11 Nurse Call Server 12 Transmission Lines 21 Monitor 22 Control section 23 Telephone section 24 Video Processing Section 25 Audio Processing Unit 26 CPU 27 Memory section 28 Call mode selection section 29 Timer 30 Communication Interface N Nurse call (display) F No interrupt flag

Claims

1. A nurse call master unit, The system includes a monitor that displays a nurse call in a predetermined call mode, an operation means that allows a user to operate a predetermined function of the nurse call master unit, an interruption prohibition flag that prohibits interruption of the function, and a control means that controls the nurse call master unit. The call mode includes a first call mode in which the function being operated by the user is interrupted and the nurse call is displayed, and a second call mode in which the nurse call is displayed after the function being operated by the user is terminated, the operation means includes a setting means for setting the interruption prohibition flag to ON or OFF, The nurse call master unit is characterized in that the control means selects the call mode based on the interruption prohibition flag.

2. 2. The nurse call master unit according to claim 1, wherein the control means sets the interruption prohibition flag to OFF when the second call mode is selected and the operation of the function is completed.

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