Adjust The Sensor To The Individual; Set The Timer And Sensitivity - Wespot SecNurse User Manual

3. Installation

Adjust the sensor to the individual

Different patients have different needs. Some patients run a large risk of injury and should
not walk unattended, while other patients can manage to take care of themselves. The
SecNurse can be configured to fulfil the demands of these patients individually. The con-
figuration can be made by adjusting the timer and sensitivity setting.
By increasing the timer the patient gets the possibility to get up from the bed for a short
while, for example to go to the bathroom, without an alarm being sent. If the patient
does return to the bed before the timer has elapsed, no alarm will be sent. In this way
the patient gets increased privacy and a reduced number of false alarms benefits both the
patient and the caregiver. The sensor normally detects when the patient leaves the bed. If
an earlier alarm is required, the detection sensitivity can be set to send an alarm as soon as
the patient sits on the bed edge.
Standard there is a second output contact (out of bed mode) available which can be used
according to the individual needs of a patient. For example to switch a light or to connect
to the existing nurse call system so the staff gets a notification that a patient has left the
bed but is not in an alarm situation.
A second software function* "the armed mode" is available. In some situations it is
needed that the SecNurse offers a contact (armed mode) to the nurse call system so that
the nurse call system knows the sensor is turned on.

Set the timer and sensitivity

There are two options to adjust the sensor to the patient:
1. Set the timer
When the patient leaves the bed the timer is started, if the patient has not returned within
the selected time frame an alarm will be sent.
Example. If the timer is set on 20 minutes the patient can leave the bed to go to the toilet
without an alarm being sent, but if something happens and she/he does not return to the
bed after 20 minutes an alarm is sent.
*No additional charges, but please mention the software type on your order.
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