Star Trek meets the Nursing Station

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by NMAguiar
Sep 18, '02   Views: 2,228   Comments: 21

  1. We ran this story today on our web site. It profiles a new badge which professionals such as nurses will be wearing to gain instant contact with doctors and others.

    For conspiracy freaks, there is no "tracking" function included.

    And I quote:
    Taking a page from Star Trek, new communications devices that may be worn by RNs are making their debut. For example, after pressing the badge's call button, a nurse can say, "Call Dr. Greene," and the system will immediately open a full- duplex voice channel to Dr. Greene's badge. Or if Dr. Greene is not in his office, it will forward the call to his specified office or cellular phone.
    The entire article can be found here!
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  3. by sjoe
    Sep 18, '02
    Occupation: Retired Specialty: 15 year(s) of experience in Corrections, Psych, Med-Surg ; From: US ; Joined: Aug '02; Posts: 2,246; Likes: 48
    VERY expensive.
  4. by pebbles
    Sep 18, '02
    Joined: Jan '02; Posts: 562; Likes: 128
    But cool.
  5. by Glad2behere
    Sep 18, '02
    Occupation: CCU Joined: Aug '02; Posts: 572; Likes: 6
    Hey NMAguiar,

    Much, much better!

    Helps allieviate those pesky paranoid features inherent in my personality and I hereby sucuumb to a grand idea worthy of Star Trek exploration!

    Now, .......Beam me up!
  6. by LasVegasRN
    Sep 18, '02
    Occupation: RN Case Manager Joined: Apr '02; Posts: 4,945; Likes: 27
    Make it so.
  7. by ERNurse752
    Sep 18, '02
    Specialty: 8 year(s) of experience ; Joined: Oct '01; Posts: 1,499; Likes: 287
    Originally posted by LasVegasRN
    Make it so.


    hehehe...

    You will be assimilated...resistance is futile!
  8. by KRVRN
    Sep 18, '02
    Occupation: Level III NICU Specialty: NICU ; From: US ; Joined: Oct '00; Posts: 1,605; Likes: 929
    Engage.
  9. by NMAguiar
    Sep 18, '02
    Joined: Jul '02; Posts: 134; Likes: 3
    Geez! I didn't expect that post to bring out the Trekkies!

    We need Star Trek avatars -- perhaps a tribble or two (or three, or thousand).
  10. by traumaRUs
    Sep 18, '02
    Occupation: allnurses Asst Community Manager, APRN Specialty: 25 year(s) of experience in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU ; From: US ; Joined: Apr '00; Posts: 53,367; Likes: 26,198
    I live in a rural area and we have this funky cable system and all I get is Star Trek marathons!!!! Please, beam me up, Scotty. judi
  11. by shygirl
    Sep 18, '02
    Occupation: RN Joined: May '02; Posts: 1,897; Likes: 2
    Here they are.
    http://www.ufp-terminal.de/ufp_termi.../tribbles.html

    My favorite episode by the way!
    Shygirl
  12. by NMAguiar
    Sep 18, '02
    Joined: Jul '02; Posts: 134; Likes: 3
    My favorite episode by the way!
    Yeah, it was the best -- and as I remember the episode won several television awards for the series.

    Have you seen the DS9 episode where they revisit "The Trouble with Tribbles?" They employ special effects to place the recent characters among the old seamlessly.

    Thanks for the web site Shygirl. I KNEW there had to be more tribble info out there -- even if they speak German!
    Last edit by NMAguiar on Sep 18, '02
  13. by shygirl
    Sep 18, '02
    Occupation: RN Joined: May '02; Posts: 1,897; Likes: 2
    I've never seen it!
  14. by sharann
    Sep 19, '02
    Occupation: RN Joined: Feb '01; Posts: 1,840; Likes: 218
    I would appreciate one that could "Beam me up Scottie!" at times.

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