The man-machine interaction in central nursing stations

Proceedings of 1994 20th Annual Northeast Bioengineering Conference Pub Date : 1994-03-17 DOI:10.1109/NEBC.1994.305157

S. Swaminathan, H. Gage, D. Kristol, P. Engler

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Presents an analysis of a complex man-machine system, namely a central nursing station. A central nursing station consists of the following components: the nurses who monitor the condition of the patients (the human element of the system), the instruments which are used for monitoring (the machine element of the system), and lastly the hospital and the wards (the environmental elements of the system). A smooth interaction of all three elements of the system is essential for the efficient functioning of the central nursing station. The analysis presented here is based on the observation of a typical central nursing station at St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston, New Jersey. There were certain drawbacks in the existing system, such as the noise level, inferior arrangement of the controls and displays, inferior workplace design and improper function allocation. All these aspects are taken into account and suitable recommendations for improving the system performance are suggested. The authors have also considered other relevant aspects of the system and recommendations for improving the performance will be given from time to time.<>

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中心护理站的人机交互

介绍了一个复杂的人机系统，即中央护理站的分析。一个中央护理站由以下部分组成:监测病人状况的护士(系统的人为因素)，用于监测的仪器(系统的机器因素)，最后是医院和病房(系统的环境因素)。系统中所有三个要素的顺利互动对于中心护理站的有效运作至关重要。本文的分析是基于对新泽西州利文斯顿圣巴纳巴斯医疗中心一个典型的中央护理站的观察。现有的系统存在一定的缺陷，例如噪音水平，控制和显示的安排不佳，工作场所设计不佳以及功能分配不当。考虑了所有这些方面，并提出了改进系统性能的适当建议。作者还考虑了该系统的其他相关方面，并将不时提出改进性能的建议。

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