Kunming City, Inpatient Department of the First People's Hospital.
Nurse Xiao Wang hurriedly walked into the duty room to prepare for the handover of the night shift.
As soon as I put on my white work clothes, I saw a group of nurses gathered around, chattering about something.
She walked over curiously, and it turned out that these nurses were all staring at a large screen, and several of them were holding something like a watch in their hands and operating it passionately.
"Why is it so lively? What are you all doing?" Xiao Wang hugged a familiar nurse and asked with a smile.
"Oh, you were resting during the day. Didn't you know? This is a new thing in the hospital, a portable monitor. We just put it on some inpatients in the afternoon. It is said that it can monitor the patient's physical parameters 24 hours a day and can also locate the patient. It will also sound the alarm when you take it off, which is really useful.”
"Then what's going on with the data on this screen?" Xiao Wang looked at the various body parameter charts on the screen, feeling a little confused.
"These are the physical parameters of patients wearing monitors. There is a general page that can display the general situation of all patients. Then you can click on it to see the detailed data of each patient. You can set it to update every hour or two hours. The latest data."
"If a patient has any accident or physical problem, they will call the police. You see, this can also display the patient's real-time location. You can see whether they are in the ward or going to the toilet. How about it? Doesn't it look very convenient? .”
"By the way, look, this is a portable monitor. It looks very small, but it has complete functions. Press this button once to display the patient's physical parameters. Click to view details. Press twice to automatically send positioning information. Press three times to You can set a password lock on this wristband so that the patient cannot unlock it."
"Wow, it's amazing. It feels so easy to use. Is this the power of technology?" Xiao Wang was surprised and delighted, and asked, "Which device company's product is this? It's much easier to use than those bulky monitors." ”
"This is a monitor produced by Sanxin. You know that the astronauts in the Tiangong Space Station used this before. This is high-end technology, and now we can use it. It's awesome." A nurse pointed upward. , said proudly.
"Great, I'll try it tonight and see the effect." Xiao Wang was instantly shocked. When she heard that it was something used by astronauts on the space station, she felt that it was very high-tech and unique.
"Come on, let me explain to you how to use this thing. You are on duty at night, so it will come in handy."
Several nurses explained it to Xiao Wang in a flurry, which made her marvel and her eyes filled with excitement.
Soon, she learned how to operate the portable monitor system and felt confident.
"Okay, if you understand, let's go to the bedside to hand over the situation together." The nurse who took over her shift came over and said to her.
"Yeah," Xiao Wang nodded: "Let's go, I'm ready, let's go together."
As soon as he turned around, a piercing alarm sounded.
At the same time, "Danger! The patient in bed 8 has difficulty breathing." Several eye-catching red characters quickly occupied the entire big screen.
The nurses stared at the big screen, all stunned.
Xiao Wang was the first to react and rushed towards the ward at a sprint speed of 800 meters.
Bed No. 8 happened to be the bed she was looking after. It was nearby, so she was very familiar with it and was there in ten seconds.
As soon as I entered the ward, I saw the patient in bed No. 8 with a flushed face and coughing non-stop.
The family members beside the bed were as anxious as headless flies, spinning in circles and shouting for the nurse.
Xiao Wang rushed over and took a closer look, and he immediately knew what was going on.
She pulled out the patient's oxygen tube and comforted the family: "It's okay. Don't worry. It's just excessive oxygen intake that makes it difficult to breathe. I've already pulled out the oxygen tube. It'll be fine in a few minutes."
The family members nodded worriedly and fidgeted aside.
Soon, the patient stopped coughing and breathing became easier.
Xiao Wang picked up the patient's wrist and pressed it. The physical parameters were displayed on it. She compared it with the bedside monitor and confirmed that the patient had returned to normal, and then she felt relieved.
At this moment, the family members also knew that there was no danger, and immediately asked with a straight face: "Nurse Wang, what's going on? Why are you having trouble breathing so well? Is there something wrong that you didn't tell me?"
Xiao Wang smiled and said: "Don't worry, I'll see what's going on. Maybe it's nothing serious."
The family members still said reluctantly: "How can everything be okay? This person is almost critically ill. Call the doctor over quickly and take a look!"
Xiao Wang picked up the oxygen tube and was shocked when he saw the oxygen flow reading on it.
"Why is the oxygen flow rate so high? It has soared to 6L/min. It's not surprising that this is not an overdose of oxygen."
She was puzzled: "This patient has a history of chronic bronchitis, and there was no special instruction to adjust the oxygen flow. How could he adjust it so high?"
"Could it be that the nurse from the previous shift changed the temperature? Or maybe the family members made a fuss?" She was hesitant for a moment.
The family members also reacted and said angrily: "We didn't touch the oxygen tube. Your nurse must have adjusted it randomly. It almost killed someone. I want to go to the hospital to complain!"
The nurse who took over the shift also rushed over at this time. When he heard this, he immediately retorted: "I didn't touch the oxygen tube. He has been hospitalized for several days. The oxygen flow rate has always been good before. Someone must have tampered with it before something happened. "
The family members glared angrily: "Then I didn't move, and you didn't move either. Was it the ghost in the ward who did it?"
The atmosphere in the ward instantly became tense and tense.
Suddenly, a timid voice intervened.
"Can't you adjust this pipe yourself?"
Everyone turned around and saw the patient lying on the bed, asking questions with a confused look on his face.
Xiao Wang shook his head and explained patiently: "Of course you can't move around. If the oxygen flow rate is too high, something will happen. Continuous inhalation of oxygen at a high flow rate will lead to oxygen poisoning. Fortunately, you found it early and nothing happened. If you had to inhale it for a while longer, It’s time to send first aid.”
The patient was instantly frightened and said with a panicked expression: "Ah, I just went to the toilet and adjusted it myself when I came back. Don't they all say that high oxygen content is good for the body? I adjusted it to a higher level, but I don't know It will be poisoned!”
"This..." Xiao Wang and the nurse on duty were suddenly speechless.
The family members were also stunned and speechless for a moment.
The nurse who took over the shift glanced at the patient's family and said angrily: "Don't move these tubes in the future. It's easy to cause problems. I almost got oxygen poisoning today."
The family members knew they were wrong and quickly apologized with a smile.
Xiao Wang checked again carefully and confirmed that the patient was no longer feeling unwell, and then walked to the next ward with the nurse on duty.
The two of them shuttled through the ward, sighing with emotion as they handed over their shifts.
"What do you think this patient was thinking? Why did he suddenly have a convulsion to adjust the oxygen flow?"
"That's right. I can understand even if he is extubated. Why would he think of adjusting oxygen?"
Xiao Wang also found it incredible and couldn't understand what the patient's brain circuit was like.
The nurse who took over the shift patted her chest and said with fear: "Fortunately, this matter was discovered early today and nothing serious happened. Otherwise, I would have to bear the blame and I would definitely have to write a review. If the family complains, I will be finished."
Xiao Wang consoled him, "Nothing happened. The patient called the police as soon as he started to have trouble breathing. We arrived quickly. With this Sanqing portable monitor, we no longer have to worry about the patient moving around."
The nurse who took over the shift nodded repeatedly: "Yes, with this monitor, our nurses' work has become much easier, and we no longer have to worry."
"These thirty monitors were sent by the manufacturer for trial use. I never expected that the effect would be so good. Unfortunately, the number is a bit small and not enough. There are still many patients who haven't worn them. I will have to follow up with the hospital carefully later. In response, we will purchase another batch and try to equip every patient with it."
"Such a high-tech thing and a new product must be very expensive, right? The hospital may not approve it." Xiao Wang said worriedly.
The nurse who took over the shift shook her head: "You are wrong about this. It is not expensive at all. It is much cheaper than the bedside monitor. It seems to be only 3,000 yuan. It is really cheap among the equipment. It is mainly easy to use and can avoid a lot of problems." You know, the trouble is worth it for this alone."
"Ah, so cheap?" Xiao Wang was also shocked by the price: "This price is too conscientious. Can the manufacturer still make money? It's not just making money at a loss, right?"
"Who knows, as long as it's cheap, it's fine. The equipment industry is very deep. You'll know when the official purchase begins."
The nurse on duty looked around and said in a low voice: "This is a matter for the directors and deans to consider. Let's not think too much about it. Just go back and respond to the matter truthfully."
Xiao Wang nodded and said no more.
Not long after the handover between the two was completed, Xiao Wang returned to the duty room, ready to take a rest and wait for the next round of inspections.
Time passed quickly. By around 2 a.m., Xiao Wang had completed a ward inspection. Sitting in the duty room, he felt sleepy and just wanted to lie down on the table and take a nap.
But at night, when accidents were most common, she didn't dare to sleep seriously. She could only yawn and open her sleepy eyes, trying to find something to do for herself to distract her attention.
Suddenly, the piercing siren sounded again.
Xiao Wang was stunned for a moment, a little slow to react, and it took him a while to realize that something had happened again.
She rushed to the big screen and saw only a line of red characters: "Danger! The patient in bed 27 is leaving the hospital and is out of the selected range."
"What the hell! Did the patient sneak out of the hospital?" Xiao Wang looked at the red dot at the bottom of the screen and the movement trajectory map. He was stunned and his sleepiness disappeared instantly.
She clicked in at the speed of light, and what was displayed was the map of the hospital and its surroundings. In addition to the inpatient department, nearby streets and buildings were also on it.
The red dot representing the patient has now left the inpatient building and is moving slowly towards the hospital gate. It is estimated that it will reach the street in a few minutes.
Other nurses in the duty room were also alerted by the sound of the alarm and came over to watch.
The nurse in charge of bed 27 panicked when she saw this scene: "Oops, this patient is a myocardial infarction patient. He was rescued just three days ago and is still in the hospital for observation. He must stay in bed absolutely. If he is on the street, If you run around, something will happen."
She was extremely anxious, sweat broke out on her face, and she rushed out the door.
Xiao Wang shouted from behind: "Hurry up and block people at the door. I will call the guard immediately to see if I can stop you. If not, I will send you the location information at any time."
The nurse responded without looking back, and disappeared in an instant.
Xiao Wang quickly called the doorman and told him what was going on. He was relieved to learn that the patient hadn't run out of the door yet.
She turned back and complained to another nurse: "I went to the ward to see how the family members were doing? How could I lose the patient in the middle of the night? You can continue to stare here."
The nurse was in her early thirties and looked smart and capable. She said with a smile: "It's almost midnight and the family members are probably asleep. Please tell them the situation here quickly so that the family members won't worry."
Xiao Wang quickly arrived at the room of patient No. 27. When he entered, he saw that his family members were lying beside the bed, sleeping soundly.
She suddenly felt dumbfounded, and stepped forward to gently pat him awake.
When the family members woke up and saw the patient running away, they were immediately anxious.
While Xiao Wang was comforting his family members, two nurses came back surrounded by the patient, Uncle Zhang.
Uncle Zhang walked in with a look of reluctance, muttering in a low voice: "I'm just going to go out for a walk and get some fresh air. It's too boring to lie in bed every day."
Xiao Wang smiled and said: "Uncle, you have just finished the operation and are not out of danger yet. You must lie down and rest. If you are really bored, just walk in the corridor. Don't leave this building. We are all here." With monitoring and positioning, you can’t run far, but it makes everyone worried.”
Uncle Zhang looked unhappy: "What's going on? I have to be locked up in a hospital. How is this different from a prison? How can your hospital treat patients like this? I'm going to file a complaint against you."
The family members were so angry that they pulled the patient to lie down on the bed, and then sent the nurses away with great gratitude.
This torment made several nurses very tired. The physical fatigue was secondary, but the main reason was mental fatigue.
Back in the duty room, everyone started complaining conference mode.
"Who are these people? They went out for a walk in the middle of the night. They thought this was a farmyard."
Someone was very happy: "Fortunately, I didn't run far, and I got it back immediately according to the location. If it weren't for this monitor, if the patient had really disappeared, the family members would have jumped when they woke up, and most likely they would have complained again."
"That's right. A patient ran away secretly last time, but he was trying to escape medical expenses. We searched for him for a long time but couldn't find him. Finally, we published an announcement in the newspaper to remind him to remember to take his medicine."
"It's really hard to be a nurse. These patients are more difficult to take care of than children, and their family members are still making trouble. Last time, a patient had an argument with his family members and sneaked home without telling me. I was so scared that I looked everywhere."
"Now that I have this portable monitor, I don't have to worry about patients running around, or having to secretly extubate the tube. Anyway, it will sound an alarm if something goes wrong. It's so useful."
"Oh, none of my patients are wearing them. I'm so frightened this night because I'm afraid something will happen to them. I really want to put this thing on all my patients."
"Let's report to the head nurse later and report to the hospital together. This portable monitor is so easy to use. Try to get one for every patient. How much trouble this will save. The hospital certainly doesn't want patients to cause trouble everywhere."
"That's right, if a patient gets lost, the hospital will suffer a loss later. If something happens and the family members come to make trouble, the hospital will also have a hard time. This is not just a matter for us nurses and their family."
"Okay, let's talk to her when the head nurse comes in the morning."
The nurses discussed happily, and all of them were full of expectations and desires for purchasing monitors.
After a night of tossing, they all saw the important role of the portable monitor.
Monitoring the patient's physical parameters is secondary. After all, there are professional bedside monitors, and everyone does not attach much importance to this function.
Mainly, the function of locating and arresting people is really strong, and it can also call the police in time, so that nurses can rush to put out the fire as soon as possible, and nip the hidden danger in the cradle early, without causing trouble and leaving the nurses in trouble.
You know, nurses are at the bottom of the hospital. Whenever something big or small happens, they will be blamed in the end.
The patient is not joking about the title 'waiter'.
When a patient falls, blame the nurse for not taking good care of him. When the patient secretly extubates, blame the nurse for not reminding him. When the patient bleeds after removing the needle, blame the nurse for poor skills. There is even a patient who secretly smokes in the hyperbaric oxygen chamber, blame the nurse for not watching. .
If you are in their line of work, if you are lucky, you will write a review every day and your bonus will be deducted. If you are unlucky, your family will complain once and you will lose your job.
Last time, a nurse called the doctor in the ward, but she was accused of using her mobile phone at work and was immediately suspended. It couldn't be too miserable.
In fact, various problems can arise, mainly because the hospital is short of manpower, the bed-to-nurse ratio is too low, and the nurses do not have the energy to deal with too many things and cannot cover everything.
But with this portable monitor, at least it can solve a lot of troubles, allowing nurses to know the patient's status well and respond in time.
This is already very good for them.
No matter how much, they don't dare to hope for more.
