Before we provide you with an explanation as to what a telemetry monitor is, first we will look at what telemetry is. Telemetry is the study and measurement of the transmission of certain data being provided over certain mediums such as the telephone or computer networks and which play a major part in any telemetry system. Today the main applications that a telemetry monitor is used for is to monitor electrical power plants, to allow for remote meter reading, for gathering meteorological (weather) data, to manage logistics, for tracking both endangered land and marine species as well as for monitoring manned and unmanned space flights.
Often a telemetry monitor is used in order to observe the equipment which receives the data and measurements, and the person will often act as an assistant to whomever is actually collecting the data and measurements being received. This particular job requires a person who has good observation skills as well as having good note taking skills. Although you will find telemetry monitors in many different fields of work the title that they have will always be the same. However, the skills that they have and what they actually do in their job as telemetry monitor will vary quite a lot.
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Say, for instance, you happen to be a telemetry monitor who works in a hospital. One responsibility you may have is as an assistant to the nursing staff and you would be there to observe the telemetry monitoring system that is in place. Normally, information would come in to you through the patient telemetry monitoring system, you would take note of what is happening, and notify the nursing staff of any changes that may be occurring to the patient. Also, in a nursing environment, the telemetry monitor will have additional duties to perform. In most cases. the telemetry monitoring carried out in a hospital relates to cardiac issues, so it may require a quick reaction or detailed observation on the part of the telemetry monitor.
Although telemetry is valuable it would not work if it wasn't for the telemetry monitor. A good one is responsible for making sure that all the data that is received in does not go to waste. It is important that they are able to show attention to detail and that they are able to make decisions relating to the data received quickly. However, this will also depend on what field you are working in.
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