Each room, in each section, is generally fitted with the following nurse call buttons:
Should a nurse call button be pressed, the TV screen will display a message and prompt the nursing staff to attend to the call, urgently. The message contains the section, room number and bed number; and indicates if it is an emergency call or normal nurse call button that was pressed.
After the message is displayed, it will display a ribbon with the panic call information and a timer. Once the timer reaches a preset time, it will change color to yellow, to indicate the call has not been attended to. It will change to red if the call button is pressed more than once or if it goes over the preset acceptable time to attend to nurse calls.
Calls that have changed to red have become a high priority and will be displayed at the top of the screen. As soon as a call is attended to, it will disappear from the screen, indicating that the call is cancelled and attended to.
Here is a video that shows the process:
Nursing staff are equipped with a wireless pager that clips onto their clothing. The pager will indicate and alert the nurse when a call button is pressed. This is helpful when the nurse is not at the duty station.