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The article didn't say, but I would imagine the actual records would receive the vitals directly from the machine, rather than going through a nurse (it also ma
by SoftwareMaven 15y ago
The article didn't say, but I would imagine the actual records would receive the vitals directly from the machine, rather than going through a nurse (it also may be a work in progress as an office moves to electronic records and streamlining vitals). The nurse reads the number off the indicator for the benefit of the patient, not the records.
I agree, as the article reads, it would just be silly to add the additional cost with no change other than needing a machine to read the numbers.
- mbreese 15y agoI assume that the reason is to reduce error from having a person read the height from a scale. It would also make the nurse's job easier because they wouldn't need to have to fiddle with the analog scale. I know my kid hates getting his height/weight measured, so anything that speeds up the process is good. Another potential benefit is that the digitized scale could be directly attached to a wall without regard for it's height relative to the ground. There could be a defined calibration offset stored in the reader, so the contractor wouldn't need to be exact when the bar is installed.