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March 19, 2026Nursing Research

Accessibility and Feasibility of Bluetooth Communication System and Smart Devices to Measure Nursing Activity

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YKYounhee KangYHYujin Hur

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Overview

Descriptive study measures nursing workload with smart devices, highlighting its feasibility and impact.

Key Points

  • The study aims to accurately measure nursing activities and workload using smart devices and biometric data in a medical unit.
  • Descriptive, cross-sectional design in a medical ward
  • Utilized Bluetooth beacons and smartwatches for location and biometric data
  • Analyzed data using descriptive statistics and correlation tests
  • Measured 49 work shifts across day, evening, and night
  • Significant differences in nursing hours based on time of day: night > day > evening
  • Average energy expenditure was 906.21 kcal, with a significant correlation to nursing activities

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Kang et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69bb92be496e729e62980406https://doi.org/10.1097/nnr.0000000000000906
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