GE Telligence Patient-Staff Communications System - Overview of Nurse Call Alerts at the Staff Console

Chapter 2
Overview of the ColorTouch Staff Console and Annunciator
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Overview of nurse call alerts at the staff console
Staff consoles and annunciators display only the types of calls (call
priorities) that have been assigned to them. By default, they display
the nurse call types, shown in Table 3, below. Both sound and color
are used to show the priority of each call. The table indicates the
color of the nurse call row, how fast an alert tone may sound at the
staff console or annunciator, and whether a nurse call is
automatically put on reminder or cleared when a staff member
answers it.
Notes
• By default, emergency annunciators show nurse calls for
extreme emergencies only.
• Call priority labels are configurable. The labels used for call
priorities on your system may differ from those shown here.
• Housekeeping calls are not typically displayed at the staff
console. The system can be configured to display these calls,
however.
Table 3: Nurse call signaling at the staff console or annunciator
Nurse call priority type [1] Staff console
row/cell color
Tone repeat
rate
Connect response
Room alarm (2) Red Fast —
Code blue Blue Fast —
Code pink Pink Fast —
Staff emergency (2) Red Medium —
Lavatory emergency Red Medium —
Urgent Red Medium —
Auxiliary emergency (8) Amber Medium RN reminder (Red) set
Patient emergency (2) Amber Medium RN reminder (Red) set
Auxiliary priority (5) Amber Slow RN reminder (Red) set
Patient priority (2) Amber Slow RN reminder (Red) set
Bed exit Amber Slow RN reminder (Red) Set
Cord pull (2) Amber Slow RN reminder (Red) set
Patient normal White Slow Cleared
Family White Slow Cleared
Staff normal White Slow Cleared
Housekeeping White Slow Cleared