When caring for a patient who is at risk for falls, the nurse recognizes that a system that communicates whether the patient falls and does not get up via sensors embedded in the hospital room is referred to as

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Biomedical monitoring refers to telemetry that communicates patient vital signs, monitors whether nurses wash hands, or signals if a patient falls and does not get up via sensors embedded in the hospital room or patient's house.

When Caring for a Patient Who Is at Risk for Falls