Nurse Call under the VoIP network
The Nurse Call device is used in the smart hospital to call the nurse by the patient. The nurse summoning system that you see is designed based on LAN or WiFi network and all the nurse summoning devices are connected to the smart hospital nurse call server through the network infrastructure and the necessary reports are stored in the server through the Internet of Things protocol. and creates a two-way VoIP voice connection with HD sound quality between the patient and the nursing station. It is also possible to create telecommunication trunks for the patient to contact with the telecommunication lines or for the patient’s acquaintances to contact him from outside. In this way, it will not only play the role of nurse call system, but it will also work as an IP phone next to the patient’s bed. In addition, by using the latest version of Asterisk, it is possible to queue and announce the position of the patient in the waiting line of the nursing station.
For each bed in the smart hospital, a nurse call device is assigned, and the patient and the nursing station are in communication with each other through this device. Also, the nurse call device can optionally be connected to the patient’s vital signs sensor (pulse oximeter, SPO2 and HR, and skin thermometer) and room temperature, light, and humidity adjustment sensors. Among the other very important features of the nurse summoning system; Having a Web-API to communicate with the HIS system and display real-time information of the patient and his medical staff on the device’s screen. The very high advantage of this nurse call system; It is possible to set up the system in all departments of a hospital with any capacity and with only one server, which will bring the comprehensiveness of report management.