What is Nurse Call Point, how does it work, and what features does it have?

A Nurse Call Point is an electronic hardware or device that is installed with the Nurse Call System. Some nurse call points are just slaves or just like normal switches that are extensions of larger switches. Other call points have a more complicated design that includes a microcontroller to store the necessary information, such as the ID system. Think of the nurse call point as a switch on your light, but it is more intelligent because it has an ID that the Nurse Call System uses to find out its location and functionality when activated.

1. Introduction
2. What is a Nurse Call Point?
3. What are the components of Nurse Call Point?
4. What are the types of nurse call points?
5. How to activate the Nurse Call Point?
6. Why is it important that membranes have a difference in color?
7. What other inputs can be attached to the Nurse Call Point?
8. Conclusion.

What are the components of Nurse Call Point?

If you have been to the hospital, especially to the patient's bed, you will see something that looks like a light switch but it has colours on the front. such as red, green, yellow, or even blue. These are the nurse call points that are installed in the hospital. These colours are their membrane to know what alert it can give to the corresponding staff or nurses. Below are the parts of the nurse call point:

1. Membrane: This is a swappable material depending on the alert that can be configured at the call point.

2. Input Port-This is used for corded accessories such as bed mats or call pendants.

3. Call Button: This is the main button for alerting. It is set with an ID and triggers alert definitions.

4. Cancel button-This is used to cancel the current active call of the call point.

5. Remote Input: Advanced Call Points have remote inputs in them. They are used to receive signal inputs from different vendors' systems, such as fire or security inputs.

What are the types of nurse call points?

There are different types of nurse call points depending on their use. Below is a list of call points commonly used in hospitals and aged care facilities.

1. Emergency Call Point: It has a red membrane.

2. Assist Call Point: This uses a yellow membrane.

3. Nurse Call Point: This in turn uses the green membrane.

4. Nurse Presence Point-This in turn uses the blue membrane.

These colour codings still depend on location and hospital coding, but these colours are the general colours used in such nurse call systems.

How to activate the Nurse Call Point?

The Nurse Call Point is activated by pressing the big button. This will send the ID to the nurse call system to indicate that a call has been pressed. There is another way to activate the call using multiple presses on the same big button. This will allow a call point to have an escalated alert call when necessary. This multiple press can be either 2 or 3 presses depending on the setup.

Why is it important that membranes have a difference in color?

It is easier to distinguish if there is a colour difference, especially in the emergency room, where you can quickly find the red call point. In general hospital rooms, you will usually see green and yellow call points. But since you can activate and call point with either a single press or multiple presses, this is the standard installation setup.

What other inputs can be attached to the Nurse Call Point?

The Nurse Call point is not just activated using the big button. Intelligent call points have an additional circuit for external inputs that can be connected to the call point. These are usually dry contacts only, as follows.

1. Smoke Alarm Input: 

Most smoke alarms have relays that can be connected to the external input of the call point. And it can be programmed as a fire alert.

2. Door Reed Switch: 

Reed switches can also be attached to the input of the call point to alert it when someone opens the door.

3. Security Inputs: 

Access control, PIR outputs, and other security inputs are the most common security inputs used.

Conclusion:

We hope you enjoyed this article for Nurse Call Point use. The Nurse Call System will not work if there are no inputs to be activated. So the call point must choose carefully what its function is across the system. If this blog helped you, please share this article with your friends and loved ones. Check out some of our nurse call related tips articles on this blog.