NURSES WATCH
STD
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Account code:
60210
HS Code:
901890
Last Updated on:
12/04/2024, 16:58:43
OC subscriptions: included in supply or field order tools (e.g. UniField)
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SC subscriptions: included in supply or field tools
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OC validations: approved for procurement and use by an OC for international or local orders specifying context and activity in Medical Standard Lists (MSL)
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NURSES WATCH
Definition
A fob watch for a nurse hangs off of a lapel or pocket. The watch appears to hang upside down, although when read from the nurses perspective, allows them to quickly and accurately see the time.
Synonym
nurse Brooch Fob Tunic Watch, nurse watch brooch, nurse lapel pin watch
Specifications
- Adjustable time knob
- White dial with Arabic numbers for clarity
- Red sweeping second hand (useful for vital signs)
- Daily water resistance (not for showering and swimming)
- Attaches to clothing using a metal brooch pin
- Clock: quartz with battery (replaceable is preferred)
- Material: Silicone with steel back
- Must be disinfectable e.g. made from silicone, to meet IPC standards.
- Colour: white, red, pink, yellow, green, blue, purple, …
- Size: 8.5-9 x 3.5-4cm
- Unit weight: 50-60g
MSF requirements
Essential nursing item.
- It frees up both hands.
- Allows a correct hand washing
- Less likely to transmit infections (compared with wrist watch)
- Enables to measure vital signs (60-second pulse or respiratory rate).
- Enables to count drip rates.
- Offers a time reference (when the wall clock is out of view, without batteries, tells the incorrect time….)
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