• Developed to oversee the vital signs of
the astronauts
• Linke
1. Sensors
2. Signal conditioners
3. File to rank and order information
4. Computer processor (brain of the
system) to analyze data and direct
reports
5. Evaluation or controlling
component to regulate the equipment
or alert the nurse
• Analyzes cardiac rhythm
• Assess vascular system integrity
• FUNCTION: evaluate cardiac pump
output and volume status
• Measures how well your heart is
pumping blood
• Monitors oxygen saturation that also
uses spectrophotometry
• Involves monitoring of patients outside
of the ICU
• MAIN GOAL: manipulate the data of
critically ill patients
1. Diagnostic testing result
2. Clinical documentation
3. Decision support
4. Medication management
5. Interdisciplinary plans of care
6. Provider order entry
• MAIN FOCUS: prevent disease
outbreaks
• Faciliatate retrieval of data
• Effective and timely assessment
that involves monitoring and tracking
the health status of populations
including identifying and controlling
disease outbreaks
• CODE BLUE – arrest or medical
emergency
• CODE RED – fire
• CODE ORANGE – evacuate
• CODE BLACK – bomb threat
• CODE WHITE – pediatric emergency
• RED – high priority
• YELLOW – medium priority
• GREEN – ambulatory
• BLACK – dead
COVERAGE
I. UNIT 3
II. UNIT 4
III. UNIT 5
