| abstract |
A portable nursing center has a plurality of selectively locked patient drawers (10) carried in a housing (1). Each of said drawers (10) are movable between a given open position and a closed position, each drawer (10) sized and configured for holding pharmaceutical items which have been prescribed for a specific patient. At least one on demand drawer (10) is also carried by the housing (1), movable between an open position and a closed position and being sized and configured to hold pharmaceutical and other nursing items used on an as needed basis. A nurse enters a predetermined access data and other data, causing the unit to selectively unlock the appropriate patient drawer (10) or on demand drawer while maintaining other drawers (10) in a locked condition. Whenever the patient is given medicine or otherwise treated the nurse enters or receives information pertinent to that treatment. The unit has a transmitter/receiver to transmit and receive such patient information. |