Using A Call Cord Or Bed Button To Place A Call - GE Telligence Patient-Staff Communications System Operation Manual

Chapter 4
Patient stations
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Using a call cord or bed button to place a call

To use a call cord or an electronic bed's nurse call button to make a
nurse call:
1. Press the pushbutton or squeeze pad actuator on the end of the
call cord, or press the nurse call button on the electronic bed
side-rail panel. When you do, this happens:
The Call status light on the patient station turns on to confirm
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nurse call placement.
The call assurance tone sounds at the patient station.
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• Associated corridor and zone lights turn on as follows:
A steady white light for a patient station with a priority of
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patient normal
Slow flashing amber for a patient station with a priority of
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patient priority
Fast flashing amber for a patient station with a priority of
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patient emergency
Tones sound at staff consoles and annunciators, and at
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stations where staff follow is active.
A patient normal, patient priority, or patient emergency call
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row appears on staff consoles and unit annunciators.
2. The call may be placed on reminder at the staff console, until
the staff member can answer it. When a call is placed on
reminder, this happens:
The Call light on the patient station slowly flashes.
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Associated dome lights slowly flash the highest reminder
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color.
3. When the call is answered at a staff console or annunciator, this
happens:
The Status light on the patient station shows a steady green,
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indicating the audio connection.
The Call light on the patient station extinguishes.
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Dome light illumination for the original call and for any
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reminder ceases.
4. During the call, the patient should speak in a normal
conversational tone.
If the call was made using a call cord, audio communications
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use the patient station or the electronic bed's speakers.
If the call was made by pressing the bed's nurse call button,
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audio communications use either the patient station or the
electronic bed's speakers.
Note: If necessary, the staff member can adjust call volume
settings on the staff console or annunciator.
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