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The material comes to the nurse

Buddy® brings consumables and equipment to the bedside on demand, so nurses can stay with their patients instead of leaving the room to fetch things.

A nurse with a patient, with Buddy beside her in the room.

The difference on a shift

Company on the night shift

At night, one nurse often covers many patients. Nurses say it is reassuring to have Buddy on the care unit: they feel less alone, and they can give patients more attention.

The challenge of leaving the room is that you get 'caught' by other tasks. Buddy has given me peace of mind and time to be more present with my patients.
Nurse

Shaped by nurses from the first model

Buddy was co-developed with nurses in a hospital development department, and every new care unit shapes its own Buddy: Yuman and the nurses go through the materials, the drawer layout and the work routines together, and the software is updated after the nurses' feedback from the first weeks. Buddy does not replace nurses. It complements them by reducing walking distances.

A nurse moves Buddy by its handle.
Nurses around a table plan routes with small models of Buddy on a floor plan.

What nurses report

On care units that use Buddy every day.

Fewer interruptionsNurses stay in the room and keep their concentration on the patient
Fewer stepsSupplies arrive at the bedside, so nurses walk less during a shift
Lower workloadNurses report reduced physical and mental workload
Simple to useNurses find Buddy very simple to use

A shift with Buddy

  1. Call Buddy from the care phone

    One tap in the Buddy app calls Buddy to the room. The tablet in the patient room does the same, which helps temporary nurses and doctors from other departments who do not know where supplies are kept.

  2. 10,000 steps saved in a night shift

    Buddy brings what the nurse needs to the room, and that creates more time for the patient.

  3. Not alone at night

    Night nurses say it is pleasant to work with Buddy, because they do not feel alone.

  4. Document at the bedside

    With the workstation on Buddy, nurses enter patient data in the electronic patient record at the bedside.

  5. Safe in the corridor

    Buddy has rounded corners and stops when a patient is in the corridor.

See Buddy in your own department

Book a demo and we will show how Buddy could take over transport tasks on your care unit or in your pharmacy.