Nurse call system, nurse call method, and nurse call program

Abstract

This invention provides a nurse call system, a nurse call method, and a nurse call program that can reduce patient waiting times. [Solution] The nurse call system according to this disclosure includes: a display means that, when a nurse call button located in a patient's room is pressed, displays the name of the patient who pressed the nurse call button and the elapsed time on a nurse's terminal and a display terminal; and a notification means that, when the nurse call button located in the patient's room is pressed, first sounds a notification tone on a nurse's terminal held by the nurse in charge of the patient; if the receiver button on the nurse's terminal held by the nurse in charge is not pressed within a predetermined time, sounds a notification tone on a display terminal located in the nurse's station; and if the receiver button on the display terminal is not pressed within a predetermined time, sounds a notification tone on a nurse's terminal held by each nurse in the ward.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] The present disclosure relates to a nurse call system, a nurse call method, and a nurse call program.

Background Art

[0002] It is desired to shorten the time until a nurse responds to a nurse call pressed by a patient in a ward as much as possible. Patent Document 1 discloses a technique for visualizing the time required from when a nurse call is pressed until it is responded to.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

[0003]

Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] For a nurse call, it is particularly desirable that the assigned nurse in charge of the patient who pressed the nurse call responds. However, when the assigned nurse is performing other tasks, etc., there is a risk that the assigned nurse cannot respond to the nurse call and the patient may be made to wait.

[0005] Therefore, the present disclosure has been made to solve such problems, and an object thereof is to provide a nurse call system, a nurse call method, and a nurse call program capable of shortening the waiting time of a patient.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0006] The nurse call system according to the present disclosure is When a nurse call button located in a patient's room is pressed, a display unit is provided that displays the name of the patient who pressed the nurse call button and the elapsed time since the nurse call button was pressed on a nurse's terminal held by the nurse and on a display terminal located at the nurse's station. When the nurse call button located in the patient's room is pressed, the notification unit first sounds a notification tone on the nurse's terminal held by the nurse in charge of the patient who pressed the nurse call button. If the answer button on the nurse's terminal held by the assigned nurse is not pressed within a predetermined time, the notification unit sounds a notification tone on the display terminal located in the nurse's station. If the answer button on the display terminal is not pressed within a predetermined time, the notification unit sounds a notification tone on the nurse's terminals held by each nurse in the ward. It is equipped with.

[0007] The nurse call method relating to this disclosure is: Computers When a nurse call button located in a patient's room is pressed, the nurse's terminal and a display terminal located at the nurse's station will display the name of the patient who pressed the nurse call button and the elapsed time since the nurse call button was pressed. When the nurse call button located in the patient's room is pressed, first, a notification sound is emitted from the nurse's terminal held by the nurse in charge of the patient who pressed the nurse call button. If the answer button on the nurse's terminal held by the assigned nurse is not pressed within a predetermined time, a notification sound is emitted from the display terminal located in the nurse's station. If the answer button on the display terminal is not pressed within a predetermined time, a notification sound is emitted from the nurse's terminals held by each nurse in the ward.

[0008] The nurse call program relating to this disclosure is When a nurse call button located in a patient's room is pressed, the system displays the name of the patient who pressed the nurse call button and the elapsed time since the button was pressed on a nurse's terminal held by the nurse and on a display terminal located at the nurse's station. When the nurse call button located in the patient's room is pressed, first, a notification sound is emitted from the nurse's terminal held by the nurse in charge of the patient who pressed the nurse call button. If the answer button on the nurse's terminal held by the assigned nurse is not pressed within a predetermined time, a notification sound is emitted from the display terminal located in the nurse's station. If the answer button on the display terminal is not pressed within a predetermined time, a notification sound is emitted from the nurse's terminals held by each nurse in the ward. Have the computer execute it. [Effects of the Invention]

[0009] This disclosure provides a nurse call system, a nurse call method, and a nurse call program that can reduce patient waiting times. [Brief explanation of the drawing]

[0010] [Figure 1] Block diagram showing an example configuration of the nurse call system relating to this disclosure. [Figure 2] This flowchart shows an example of the nurse call procedure related to this disclosure. [Figure 3] Block diagram showing an example configuration of the nurse call system relating to this disclosure. [Figure 4] This figure shows an example of a screen displayed on a terminal used by nurses. [Figure 5] This figure shows an example of a screen displayed on a display terminal. [Figure 6] This flowchart shows an example of how the transmitter works. [Figure 7] This flowchart shows an example of the flow of a location tracking app installed on a nurse's terminal. [Figure 8] It is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of a location search application installed in a nurse call system. [Figure 9] It is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of a location search application installed in a nurse call system. [Figure 10] It is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of a waiting time display application installed in a nurse call system. [Figure 11] It is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of a waiting time display application installed in a nurse call system. [Figure 12] It is a flowchart showing an example of the flow of a waiting time display application installed in a nurse's terminal. [Figure 13] It is a block diagram illustrating the hardware configuration of a computer.

Embodiments for Carrying out the Invention

[0011] <Embodiment 1> Referring to FIG. 1, a configuration example of a nurse call system 100 according to the present disclosure will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the nurse call system 100 includes a display unit 110 and a notification unit 120. The nurse call system 100 is a server that notifies a nurse of a nurse call pressed by a patient or the like in a ward to prompt a response, and displays the time since the nurse call was pressed for the nurse.

[0012] When a nurse call button (not shown in Figure 1) is pressed, the display unit 110 displays the name of the patient who pressed the nurse call button and the elapsed time since the nurse call button was pressed on the nurse's terminal and the display terminal (both not shown in Figure 1). Nurse call buttons are located in each patient room, toilet, and bathroom in the ward, and are terminals that allow patients to communicate with a nurse by pressing them. Here, "patients" includes patients and their visitors. Each nurse call button is assigned identification information. When a nurse call button is pressed, the nurse call button transmits its own identification information to the nurse call system 100. The identification information of a nurse call button may indicate the location where the nurse call button is located. If a nurse call button is located in a patient room, the identification information of the nurse call button may be patient identification information to identify the patient hospitalized in that room. Patient identification information may include the patient's name and patient number. Patient identification information is linked to the identification information on the nurse's terminal held by the nurse in charge of the patient and stored in the nurse call system 100.

[0013] When the nurse call button placed in the hospital room is pressed, the notification unit 120 first sounds the notification sound of the nurse terminal held by the assigned nurse in charge of the patient admitted to the hospital room where the nurse call button is placed. Specifically, the notification unit 120 extracts the identification information of the nurse terminal held by the assigned nurse associated with the patient identification information of the patient admitted to the hospital room where the nurse call button is placed, and sounds the notification sound of the corresponding nurse terminal. When the assigned nurse notices the notification sound of the nurse terminal, the assigned nurse presses the receiving button of the nurse terminal to respond to the nurse call. If a predetermined time has elapsed without the assigned nurse noticing the notification sound of the nurse terminal, that is, if the receiving button of the nurse terminal is not pressed for a predetermined time, the notification unit 120 sounds the notification sound of the display terminal placed in the nurse station. When the nurse in the nurse station notices the notification sound of the display terminal, the nurse presses the receiving button of the display terminal to respond to the nurse call. If there is no nurse in the nurse station, that is, if the receiving button of the display terminal is not pressed for a predetermined time, the notification unit 120 sounds the notification sounds of the nurse terminals held by all the nurses in the ward respectively.

[0014] As described above, when the nurse call button placed in the hospital room is pressed, the nurse call system 100 according to the present disclosure first notifies the assigned nurse in charge of the patient who pressed the nurse call button of the nurse call. Therefore, the nurse can receive the nurse call of the assigned patient with priority. Further, the nurse call system 100 according to the present disclosure notifies the nurse station and other nurses of the nurse call when the assigned nurse cannot respond to the nurse call. Therefore, when the assigned nurse is engaged in other work and cannot respond to the nurse call, other nurses can respond, so that the waiting time for the patient can be shortened. Furthermore, since the nurse call system 100 according to the present disclosure displays the elapsed time since the nurse call was pressed on the nurse terminal and the display terminal, the nurse can visually recognize the nurse call with a long elapsed time. Therefore, the nurse can respond to the nurse call with a long elapsed time with priority, and the waiting time of the patient can be shortened.

[0015] Next, an example of the operation of the nurse call system 100, that is, an example of the nurse call method according to this disclosure, will be described with reference to Figure 2. First, when the nurse call button located in the patient's room is pressed, the display unit 110 displays the name of the patient who pressed the nurse call button and the elapsed time since the nurse call button was pressed on the nurse's terminal and the display terminal (step S101). When the nurse call button located in the patient's room is pressed, the notification unit 120 first sounds a notification tone on the nurse's terminal held by the nurse in charge of the patient who pressed the nurse call button. If the receiver button on the nurse's terminal held by the nurse in charge is not pressed within a preset time, the notification unit 120 sounds a notification tone on the display terminal located in the nurse's station. If the receiver button on the display terminal is not pressed within a preset time, the notification unit 120 sounds a notification tone on the nurse's terminal held by each nurse in the ward (step S102). Thus, in the nurse call method described in this disclosure, if a nurse does not respond after a predetermined time has elapsed since the nurse call was notified, the nurse call is notified to the next recipient, prompting other nurses to respond to the nurse call. As a result, the waiting time after a patient presses the nurse call button can be reduced.

[0016] The nurse call system 100 includes a processor, memory, and storage device (not shown in the figures). The storage device stores a computer program that implements the processing of the nurse call method according to this disclosure. The processor loads the computer program from the storage device into the memory and executes the computer program. In this way, the processor realizes the functions of the display unit 110 and the notification unit 120.

[0017] Alternatively, each component of the nurse call system 100 may be implemented with dedicated hardware. Furthermore, some or all of the components of each device may be implemented by general-purpose or dedicated circuits, processors, or combinations thereof. These may consist of a single chip or multiple chips connected via a bus. Some or all of the components of each device may be implemented by a combination of the aforementioned circuits and programs. Additionally, a CPU (Central Processing Unit), GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array), quantum processor (quantum computer control chip), etc., can be used as the processor.

[0018] Furthermore, if some or all of the components of the nurse call system 100 are implemented by multiple information processing devices or circuits, these devices may be centrally located or distributed. For example, the information processing devices or circuits may be implemented in a form in which each is connected via a communication network, such as a client-server system or a cloud computing system. Also, the functions of the nurse call system 100 may be provided in SaaS (Software as a Service) format.

[0019] <Embodiment 2> Embodiment 2 is a more specific embodiment. Referring to Figure 3, an example configuration of the nurse call system 300 according to this disclosure will be described. The nurse call system 300 is an example of the nurse call system 100 described above. In addition to the nurse call system 300, Figure 3 shows a transmitter 400, a nurse terminal 500, a nurse call button 600, a speaker 700, and a display terminal 800. The nurse call system 300 is communicated with the nurse terminal 500, the nurse call button 600, the speaker 700, and the display terminal 800. Communication between the nurse call system 300 and the nurse call button 600, the speaker 700, and the display terminal 800 may be wireless or wired. Communication between the nurse call system 300 and the nurse terminal 500 is wireless. The nurse terminal 500 communicates wirelessly with the transmitter 400. Each communication may be conducted using existing communication methods, and may be on a network accessible only to certain information devices, or on a network accessible to an unspecified number of people, such as the Internet. In the example shown in Figure 3, one transmitter 400, one nurse terminal 500, and one nurse call button 600 are illustrated, but there are usually multiple of these, each capable of communicating with the nurse call system 300.

[0020] Transmitters 400 are placed in various locations within the ward and perform short-range wireless communication. Here, short-range wireless communication refers to wireless communication over a distance of approximately 10m, such as Bluetooth®. Transmitters 400 have identification information to identify each transmitter and periodically transmit this identification information. The identification information of transmitter 400 includes information indicating the location where the transmitter 400 is placed. The identification information transmitted by transmitter 400 is received by a nurse's terminal 500 located near the transmitter 400. For example, when a nurse enters a patient room with a nurse's terminal 500 in their possession, the nurse's terminal 500 receives the identification information transmitted by a transmitter 400 placed in that room. When the nurse's terminal 500 receives new identification information from a transmitter 400, it updates and temporarily stores the identification information of the transmitter 400. In other words, the identification information of the transmitter 400 stored in the nurse's terminal 500 functions as information indicating the nurse's current location.

[0021] The nurse terminal 500 is an information processing terminal carried by nurses while working in the ward, and is, for example, a smartphone. The nurse terminal 500 communicates with the nurse call system 300, for example, via Wi-Fi (registered trademark). The nurse terminal 500 has a location search application and a waiting time display application installed. The location search application is an application for searching the location of the nurse terminal 500, i.e., the location of the nurse. The waiting time display application is an application for displaying the elapsed time since the nurse call button 600 was pressed.

[0022] Figure 4 shows an example of the screen displayed on the nurse terminal 500. As will be explained in more detail later, nurses carry the nurse terminal 500 with the location search app and waiting time display app running while working in the ward. As shown in Figure 4, the nurse terminal 500 displays the name and elapsed time of the patient who pressed the nurse call button 600, as well as a call answer button and a location search button. Nurses check the patient name and elapsed time displayed on the nurse terminal 500 and prioritize responding to patients under their care or those with long elapsed times. Nurses can speak with the patient who pressed the nurse call button 600 by pressing the call answer button displayed on the nurse terminal 500. Nurses can also launch the location search app by pressing the location search button.

[0023] Returning to Figure 3, let's continue the explanation. Nurse call buttons 600 are placed in various locations within the ward that patients use, such as in patient rooms, toilets, and bathrooms. In the following example, the identification information for nurse call buttons placed outside of patient rooms will indicate the location where the nurse call button is placed. The identification information for nurse call buttons placed inside patient rooms will be the name of the patient hospitalized in that room.

[0024] The nurse call system 300 includes a display unit 510, a notification unit 520, a location information acquisition unit 530, a staff information database 540, and a location information database 550. The staff information database 540 is a database in which patient identification information, the identification information of the nurse in charge of the patient, and the identification information of the nurse terminal 500 held by the nurse in charge are linked and stored. The location information database 550 is a database in which nurse identification information, the identification information of the nurse terminal 500 held by the nurse, and the identification information of the transmitter 400 transmitted together with the identification information of the nurse terminal 500 are linked and stored.

[0025] The display unit 510 is an example of the display unit 110 described above. The nurse call system 300 has a waiting time display application installed. The waiting time display application installed in the nurse call system 300 functions as the display unit 510. When a nurse call button 600 located in a patient's room is pressed, the display unit 510 displays the name of the patient who pressed the nurse call button 600 and the elapsed time since the nurse call button 600 was pressed on the nurse's terminal 500 and the display terminal 800. When a nurse call button 600 located outside a patient's room is pressed, the display unit 510 displays the location of the pressed nurse call button 600 and the elapsed time since the nurse call button 600 was pressed on the nurse's terminal 500 and the display terminal 800. When the answer button is pressed on the nurse's terminal 500 or the display terminal 800, the display unit 510 stops displaying the elapsed time and the patient's name for the corresponding nurse call.

[0026] When a nurse call button 600 located in a patient's room is pressed, the notification unit 520 extracts identification information of the nurse's terminal 500 held by the assigned nurse, associated with the name of the patient who pressed the nurse call button 600, from the assigned nurse information database 540, and requests the location information of the corresponding nurse's terminal 500 from the location information acquisition unit 530. If the assigned nurse is in the ward, i.e., on duty, the notification unit 520 sounds a notification tone on the nurse's terminal 500 held by the assigned nurse. When the assigned nurse notices the notification tone on the nurse's terminal 500, they press the answer button on the nurse's terminal 500 to respond to the nurse call. If the answer button on the nurse's terminal 500 is not pressed for a predetermined time, the notification unit 520 sounds a notification tone on the speaker 700 located in the nurse's station. When a nurse in the nurse's station notices the notification tone on the speaker 700, they press the answer button on the display terminal 800 to respond to the nurse call. If the call button on the display terminal 800 is not pressed for a predetermined period of time, the notification unit 520 sounds a notification tone on the nurse terminals 500 that each nurse in the ward carries.

[0027] When a nurse call button 600 located in a patient's room is pressed, the notification unit 520 sounds a notification on a display terminal 800 located in the nurse's station. When a nurse in the nurse's station hears the notification on the display terminal 800, they press the answer button on the display terminal 800 to respond to the nurse call. If the answer button on the display terminal 800 is not pressed within a predetermined time, the notification unit 520 sounds a notification on the nurse's terminal 500 carried by each nurse in the ward.

[0028] The nurse call system 300 has a location tracking application installed. The location tracking application installed on the nurse call system 300 functions as a location information acquisition unit 530. The location information acquisition unit 530 periodically acquires the location of the nurse terminal 500 carried by each nurse. The nurse terminal 500 periodically transmits the identification information of the transmitter 400, which it receives from the transmitter 400 located in the ward, and its own identification information to the nurse call system 300. Based on the identification information of the transmitter 400 and the identification information of the nurse terminal 500 received from the nurse terminal 500, the location information acquisition unit 530 registers and updates the location information of each nurse terminal 500 in the location information database 550. When the notification unit 520 requests the location information of a nurse terminal 500, the location information acquisition unit 530 extracts the location information of the corresponding nurse terminal 500 from the location information database 550 and transmits it to the notification unit 520.

[0029] Speaker 700 is located in the nurses' station and has microphone and speaker functions. When a nurse responds to a nurse call from the display terminal 800, they use speaker 700 to communicate with the patient. The display terminal 800 is located in the nurses' station. Figure 5 shows an example of the screen displayed on the display terminal 800. As shown in Figure 5, the display terminal 800 displays the name of the patient who pressed the nurse call button, the elapsed time since the nurse call button was pressed, a call answer button, and a nurse location information button. The nurse checks the elapsed time displayed on the display terminal 800 and prioritizes patients with longer elapsed times. The nurse communicates with the patient who pressed the nurse call button 600 by pressing the call answer button displayed on the display terminal 800.

[0030] Next, an example of the operation of the transmitter 400 will be described with reference to Figure 6. When the power is turned on, the transmitter 400 transmits its own identification information (step S201). After step S201, the transmitter 400 counts for a predetermined time (for example, 1 minute) (step S202), and then transmits its own identification information again (step S201). The transmitter 400 repeats the above operations.

[0031] Next, with reference to Figure 7, an example of the operation of the location search application installed on the nurse terminal 500 will be explained. When the location search application is launched, the nurse terminal 500 waits for the identification information of the transmitter 400 transmitted by the transmitter 400 (step S301). When the nurse terminal 500 receives the identification information of the transmitter 400 (step S302 Yes), it retrieves its own identification information which is stored in advance (step S303). Next, the nurse terminal 500 transmits the identification information of the transmitter 400 and its own identification information (identification information of the nurse terminal 500), which were obtained in steps S302 and S303, to the nurse call system 300 (step S304). The nurse terminal 500 repeats steps S301 to S304.

[0032] Next, with reference to Figures 8 and 9, an example of the operation of the location search application installed on the nurse call system 300 will be explained. The nurse call system 300 is, in principle, running while the ward is in operation. The location search application and the waiting time display application are started together with the nurse call system 300. When the location search application is started, the nurse call system 300 waits to receive identification information transmitted from the nurse terminal 500 (step S401). The identification information of the nurse terminal 500 that is waiting to be received in step S401 is transmitted together with the identification information of the transmitter 400 that the nurse terminal 500 has received. When the identification information is received from the nurse terminal 500 (step S402 Yes), the nurse call system 300 records and updates the received identification information, i.e., the identification information of the nurse terminal 500 and the identification information of the transmitter 400 (step S403). The nurse call system 300 repeats steps S401 to S403.

[0033] As shown in Figures 8 and 9, when the location search app is launched, the nurse call system 300 repeatedly performs steps S501 to S504 in parallel with steps S401 to S403. When the location search app is launched, the nurse call system 300 waits for a nurse search request from the waiting time display app (step S501). The search request to be received in step S501 includes the identification information of the nurse making the search. When the nurse call system 300 receives a nurse search request from the waiting time display app (step S502 Yes), it searches for the location information of the nurse's terminal 500 held by the nurse (step S503). In step S504, the nurse call system 300 extracts the identification information of the transmitter 400 associated with the nurse's identification information included in the search request received in step S502. Next, the nurse call system 300 responds to the waiting time display app with the identification information of the transmitter 400 that was searched in step S503, i.e., the nurse's location information (step S504).

[0034] Next, with reference to Figures 10 and 11, an example of the operation of the waiting time display application installed on the nurse call system 300 will be described. When the waiting time display application is launched, the nurse call system 300 waits for a nurse call to be received from the nurse call button 600 (step S601). When a nurse call is received (step S602 Yes), the nurse call system 300 displays the name of the patient who pressed the nurse call button and the elapsed time since the nurse call was pressed on the nurse terminal 500 and the display terminal 800 (step S603). The nurse call system 300 requests the location search application to search for the nurse in charge of the patient who pressed the nurse call button (step S604). The nurse call system 300 obtains the location information of the nurse in charge from the location search application (step S605). Based on the location information obtained in step S605, the nurse call system 300 determines whether or not the nurse in charge is in the ward (step S606).

[0035] If the assigned nurse is not in the ward (step S606 No), the process proceeds to step S701 shown in Figure 11. If the assigned nurse is in the ward (step S606 Yes), the nurse call system 300 transmits the name of the patient who pressed the nurse call button to the nurse terminal 500 held by the assigned nurse (step S607). Next, the nurse call system 300 waits for the nurse response signal to be transmitted from the nurse terminal 500 (step S608). Upon receiving the nurse response signal (step S609 Yes), the nurse call system 300 erases the name of the patient who has been handled and the elapsed time from the nurse terminal 500 and the display terminal 800 (step S610). If the nurse response signal has not been received (step S609 No) and the elapsed time exceeds a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds or more) (step S611 Yes), the process proceeds to step S701 shown in Figure 11.

[0036] If the assigned nurse is not in the ward or is unable to respond to the nurse call, the nurse call system 300 makes the display terminal 800 ring (step S701). When the answer button on the display terminal 800 is pressed (step S702), the nurse call system 300 stops the display terminal 800 from ringing (step S709) and proceeds to step S610. If the answer button on the display terminal 800 is not pressed (step S702 No) and the elapsed time exceeds a predetermined time (for example, 5 seconds or more) (step S703 Yes), the nurse call system 300 requests the location search app to search for all nurses in the ward (step S704). The nurse call system 300 obtains the location information of all nurses in the ward (step S705) and sends the name of the patient who pressed the nurse call to the nurse terminal 500 carried by each nurse in the ward (step S706). Next, the nurse call system 300 waits for the nurse response signal transmitted by the nurse terminal 500 (step S707). Upon receiving the nurse response signal (step S708 Yes), the nurse call system 300 stops the display terminal 800 from ringing (step S709) and proceeds to step S610.

[0037] Next, with reference to Figure 12, an example of the operation of the waiting time display application installed on the nurse terminal 500 will be explained. Nurses work in the ward with the waiting time display application and location search application running on the nurse terminal 500. When the waiting time display application is started, the nurse terminal 500 waits for a nurse call to be received from the nurse call system 300 (step S801). When a nurse call is received (step S802 Yes), the nurse terminal 500 displays the name of the patient who pressed the nurse call button and the elapsed time since the nurse call was pressed on its screen (step S803). Next, the nurse terminal 500 rings itself (step S804). When the receiver button on the nurse terminal 500 is pressed (step S805 Yes), the nurse terminal 500 stops ringing itself (step S806). Then, the nurse terminal 500 transmits a nurse call response signal (nurse response signal) to the nurse call system 300 (step S807). The nurse terminal 500 repeats steps S801 to S807.

[0038] <Example hardware configuration> The following describes how each functional configuration of the information processing device in this disclosure is realized through a combination of hardware and software.

[0039] Figure 13 is a block diagram illustrating the hardware configuration of a computer. The nurse call system in this disclosure can realize the above-described functions using a computer 10 including the hardware configuration shown in Figure 13. The computer 10 may be a portable computer such as a smartphone or tablet terminal, or a stationary computer such as a PC. The computer 10 may be a dedicated computer designed to realize each device, or it may be a general-purpose computer. The computer 10 can realize the desired functions by installing a predetermined program.

[0040] Computer 10 has a bus 20, a processor 30, memory 40, a storage device 50, an input / output interface 60 (an interface is also called an I / F (Interface)), and a network interface 70. The bus 20 is a data transmission path for the processor 30, memory 40, storage device 50, input / output interface 60, and network interface 70 to send and receive data to and from each other. However, the method of connecting the processor 30 and the other components to each other is not limited to a bus connection.

[0041] The processor 30 is a variety of processors such as a CPU, GPU, or FPGA. The memory 40 is the main memory implemented using RAM (Random Access Memory), etc.

[0042] The storage device 50 is an auxiliary storage device implemented using a hard disk, SSD, memory card, or ROM (Read Only Memory). The storage device 50 stores a program for implementing a desired function. The processor 30 reads this program into the memory 40 and executes it to implement each functional component of each device.

[0043] The input / output interface 60 is an interface for connecting the computer 10 with input / output devices. For example, input devices such as keyboards and output devices such as display devices are connected to the input / output interface 60.

[0044] The network interface 70 is an interface for connecting computer 10 to the network.

[0045] The above describes examples of hardware configurations in this disclosure, but the embodiments described above are not limited thereto. This disclosure can also be implemented by having a processor execute a computer program to perform any processing.

[0046] In the above example, the program can be stored and supplied to the computer using various types of non-transitory computer-readable medium. Non-transitory computer-readable medium includes various types of tangible storage medium. Examples of non-transitory computer-readable medium include magnetic storage media (e.g., flexible disks, magnetic tapes, hard disk drives), magneto-optical storage media (e.g., magneto-optical disks), CD-ROMs (Read Only Memory), CD-Rs, CD-R / Ws, DVDs (Digital Versatile Discs), and semiconductor memory (e.g., mask ROMs, PROMs (Programmable ROMs), EPROMs (Erasable PROMs), flash ROMs, RAMs (Random Access Memory)). Alternatively, the program may be supplied to the computer by various types of transient computer-readable medium. Examples of transient computer-readable medium include electrical signals, optical signals, and electromagnetic waves. Transitory computer-readable medium can supply the program to the computer via wired communication channels such as electric wires and optical fibers, or via wireless communication channels.

[0047] Although the present disclosure has been described above with reference to embodiments, the present disclosure is not limited to the embodiments described above. Various modifications to the structure and details of the present disclosure can be made as can be understood by those skilled in the art within the scope of the present disclosure. Furthermore, each embodiment can be combined with other embodiments as appropriate.

[0048] Each drawing is merely illustrative to illustrate one or more embodiments. Each drawing may be associated with one or more other embodiments rather than with only one specific embodiment. As those skilled in the art will understand, various features or steps described with reference to any one drawing can be combined with features or steps shown in one or more other drawings, for example, to create embodiments not explicitly shown or described. Not all features or steps shown in any one drawing to illustrate an exemplary embodiment are necessarily required, and some features or steps may be omitted. The order of steps shown in any of the drawings may be changed as appropriate.

[0049] Some or all of the above embodiments may also be described as follows, but are not limited to the following:

[0050] (Note A1) When a nurse call button located in a patient's room is pressed, a display unit is provided that displays the name of the patient who pressed the nurse call button and the elapsed time since the nurse call button was pressed on a nurse's terminal held by the nurse and on a display terminal located at the nurse's station. When the nurse call button located in the patient's room is pressed, the notification unit first sounds a notification tone on the nurse's terminal held by the nurse in charge of the patient who pressed the nurse call button. If the answer button on the nurse's terminal held by the assigned nurse is not pressed within a predetermined time, the notification unit sounds a notification tone on the display terminal located in the nurse's station. If the answer button on the display terminal is not pressed within a predetermined time, the notification unit sounds a notification tone on the nurse's terminals held by each nurse in the ward. A nurse call system equipped with [features / equipment].

[0051] (Appendix A2) The system further includes a location information acquisition unit that acquires the location of each nurse in the ward by receiving identification information of a transmitter that has been received by a nurse's terminal in the ward from a transmitter installed in the ward, and identification information of the nurse's terminal that has received the identification information. When the nurse call button located in the patient's room is pressed, the notification unit obtains the location of the nurse in charge of the patient who pressed the nurse call button, and if the nurse in charge is not in the ward, it sounds a notification on the display terminal located in the nurse station. The nurse call system described in Appendix A1.

[0052] (Note A3) When a nurse call button located outside the patient's room is pressed, the display unit will display the location of the pressed nurse call button and the elapsed time since the nurse call button was pressed on the nurse's terminal held by the nurse and the display terminal located at the nurse's station. The notification unit, when the nurse call button located outside the patient's room is pressed, sounds a notification tone on the display terminal located at the nurse's station, and if the receiver button on the display terminal is not pressed within a predetermined time, sounds a notification tone on the nurse's terminals carried by each nurse in the ward. The nurse call system described in Appendix A1 or A2.

[0053] (Note A4) When the nurse's terminal or the call button on the display terminal is pressed, the display unit stops displaying the name of the patient who pressed the nurse call button and the elapsed time since the nurse call button was pressed. The nurse call system described in one of the appendices A1 to A3.

[0054] (Note B1) Computers When a nurse call button located in a patient's room is pressed, the nurse's terminal and a display terminal located at the nurse's station will display the name of the patient who pressed the nurse call button and the elapsed time since the nurse call button was pressed. When the nurse call button located in the patient's room is pressed, first, a notification sound is emitted from the nurse's terminal held by the nurse in charge of the patient who pressed the nurse call button. If the answer button on the nurse's terminal held by the assigned nurse is not pressed within a predetermined time, a notification sound is emitted from the display terminal located in the nurse's station. If the answer button on the display terminal is not pressed within a predetermined time, a notification sound is emitted from the nurse's terminals held by each nurse in the ward. How to use the nurse call system.

[0055] (Note C1) When a nurse call button located in a patient's room is pressed, the system displays the name of the patient who pressed the nurse call button and the elapsed time since the button was pressed on a nurse's terminal held by the nurse and on a display terminal located at the nurse's station. When the nurse call button located in the patient's room is pressed, first, a notification sound is emitted from the nurse's terminal held by the nurse in charge of the patient who pressed the nurse call button. If the answer button on the nurse's terminal held by the assigned nurse is not pressed within a predetermined time, a notification sound is emitted from the display terminal located in the nurse's station. If the answer button on the display terminal is not pressed within a predetermined time, a notification sound is emitted from the nurse's terminals held by each nurse in the ward. A nurse call program that causes a computer to execute a command.

[0056] Some or all of the elements (e.g., configuration and function) described in Appendices A2-A4 that are dependent on Appendice A1 may also be dependent on Appendices B1 and C1 in the same way as those described in Appendices A2-A4. Some or all of the elements described in any appendice may be applicable to various hardware, software, recording means, systems, and methods for recording software. [Explanation of symbols]

[0057] 100 Nurse Call System 110 Display section 120 Notification Department 300 Nurse Call System 400 Transmitter 500 Nurse Terminals 510 Display section 520 Notification Department 530 Location information acquisition unit 540 Personnel Information Database 550 Location Information Database 600 Nurse Call Buttons 700 speakers 800 Display terminal

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1. When a nurse call button located in a patient's room is pressed, a display means is provided to display the name of the patient who pressed the nurse call button and the elapsed time since the nurse call button was pressed on a nurse's terminal held by the nurse and on a display terminal located in the nurse's station. When the nurse call button located in the patient's room is pressed, first, a notification sound is emitted on the nurse's terminal held by the nurse in charge of the patient who pressed the nurse call button. If the answer button on the nurse's terminal held by the assigned nurse is not pressed within a predetermined time, a notification sound is emitted on the display terminal located in the nurse's station. If the answer button on the display terminal is not pressed within a predetermined time, a notification sound is emitted on the nurse's terminals held by each nurse in the ward. A nurse call system equipped with [features / equipment].

2. The system further includes a location information acquisition means that acquires the location of each nurse in the ward by receiving identification information of a transmitter received by a nurse's terminal in the ward from a transmitter installed in the ward, and identification information of the nurse's terminal that received the identification information. When the nurse call button located in the patient's room is pressed, the notification means obtains the location of the nurse in charge of the patient who pressed the nurse call button, and if the nurse in charge is not in the ward, it sounds a notification tone on the display terminal located in the nurse station. The nurse call system according to claim 1.

3. When a nurse call button located outside the patient's room is pressed, the display means causes the location of the pressed nurse call button and the elapsed time since the nurse call button was pressed to be displayed on the nurse's terminal held by the nurse and on the display terminal located at the nurse's station. The notification means, when the nurse call button located outside the patient's room is pressed, sounds a notification tone on the display terminal located at the nurse's station, and if the answer button on the display terminal is not pressed within a predetermined time, sounds a notification tone on the nurse's terminals carried by each nurse in the ward. The nurse call system according to claim 1 or 2.

4. When the call button on the nurse's terminal or the display terminal is pressed, the display means stops displaying the name of the patient who pressed the nurse call button and the elapsed time since the nurse call button was pressed. The nurse call system according to claim 1 or 2.

5. Computers When a nurse call button located in a patient's room is pressed, the nurse's terminal and a display terminal located at the nurse's station will display the name of the patient who pressed the nurse call button and the elapsed time since the nurse call button was pressed. When the nurse call button located in the patient's room is pressed, first, a notification sound is emitted from the nurse's terminal held by the nurse in charge of the patient who pressed the nurse call button. If the answer button on the nurse's terminal held by the assigned nurse is not pressed within a predetermined time, a notification sound is emitted from the display terminal located in the nurse's station. If the answer button on the display terminal is not pressed within a predetermined time, a notification sound is emitted from the nurse's terminals held by each nurse in the ward. How to use the nurse call system.

6. When a nurse call button located in a patient's room is pressed, the system displays the name of the patient who pressed the nurse call button and the elapsed time since the button was pressed on a nurse's terminal held by the nurse and on a display terminal located at the nurse's station. When the nurse call button located in the patient's room is pressed, first, a notification sound is emitted from the nurse's terminal held by the nurse in charge of the patient who pressed the nurse call button. If the answer button on the nurse's terminal held by the assigned nurse is not pressed within a predetermined time, a notification sound is emitted from the display terminal located in the nurse's station. If the answer button on the display terminal is not pressed within a predetermined time, a notification sound is emitted from the nurse's terminals held by each nurse in the ward. A nurse call program that causes a computer to execute a command.

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