Chapter 4
Patient stations
80 Telligence Patient-Staff Communication System Operation Manual
• A cord pull nurse call row appears on staff consoles and unit
annunciators.
• Associated dome lights illuminate.
Preventing cord pull nurse calls
To prevent a cord pull call from being placed, do the following:
1. Press the Cancel button within five seconds of cord removal.
• The Cancel light extinguishes.
• The Call (or Equip) light starts fast flashing, indicating that a
cord is out. No nurse call row appears on staff consoles and
annunciators, and no dome lights turn on.
Canceling calls placed from cord pulls
To cancel a cord pull nurse call:
1. Press the Cancel button.
• The cord pull nurse call row disappears from staff consoles
and annunciators.
• Dome lights extinguish.
• The Call (or Equip) light starts fast flashing, indicating that a
cord is out.
Note: Pressing Cancel after a bed, Smart Pillow Speaker, or
call/auxiliary cord has been removed clears the nurse call, until the
device is reinserted and removed again.
Clearing the cord pull alarm
To stop the light flashing due to cord removal:
1. Plug a cord into the station jack.
Both the Cancel light and the Call (or Equip) light flash for a few
seconds, then extinguish.
If you need to program the auxiliary input jack, see "Connecting
call cords and auxiliary medical devices" on page 79.
Miscellaneous patient stations
Of the many peripheral Telligence stations that can be located in
patient rooms, only a few are intended for patient use. Call cord
stations may be present in the patient room, or may be located in
treatment rooms, post-surgical recovery rooms, etc. Lavatory
stations are typically present in both patient bathrooms and facility
bathrooms.
This section describes the operation of the simpler stations that are
often used by patients themselves. For information on peripheral
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