title: The Nurse Watch: Design and Evaluation of a Smart Watch Application with Vital Sign Monitoring and Checklist Reminders.
abstract: Computerized wearable devices such as smart watches will become valuable nursing tools. This paper describes a smart-watch system developed in close collaboration with a team of nurses working in a Swedish ICU. The smart-watch system provides real-time vital-sign monitoring, threshold alarms, and to-do reminders. Additionally, a Kanban board, visualized on a multitouch screen provides an overview of completed and upcoming tasks. We describe an approach to implement automated checklist systems with smart watches and discuss aspects of importance when implementing such memory and attention support. The paper is finalized with an in-development formative evaluation of the system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Computer and Information Science, Linköping University, Sweden; SICS East Swedish ICT AB, Sweden;
authors.forename: Magnus
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bang
authors.affiliation: The Intensive Care Unit, Linköping University Hospital, Region Östergötland, Sweden.
authors.forename: Katarina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Solnevik
authors.affiliation: Department of Computer and Information Science, Linköping University, Sweden.
authors.forename: Henrik
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Eriksson
mesh_terms: D057189:Checklist / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003071:Cognition; D034201:Computers, Handheld; D006801:Humans; D063731:Mobile Applications; D009726:Nurses / Q000523:psychology*; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000379:methods*; D017010:Reminder Systems / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012985:Software Design; D055986:Vital Signs