Nursing_Dept_Nurse_call_system_criteria_Aug132K15.docx

Criteria for Nurse Call System Provide nurse call button that is easy to reach and activate by the patient.

Provide notification when room is clean and ready to admit to.

Bed alarm Ability of assigned nurse to get the call directly to a wireless phone.

Code Blue notification alarm Central monitoring station with status of call.

Rounding feature/button Reports for analyzing call volume and response Reminders notices for turning patients Ability for pharmacy to communicate stat orders directly to the nurse.

Notification – Call annunciation at a primary nurse's station (audible and visual on a wired device - signal and power), Notification - Call annunciation at the dome light, Notification - Call-placed indicator on the patient station (visual), Notification - Zone annunciation (audible and visual), and Call reset/cancellation.

Shall employ a required wireless interface for:

Notification by redundant call annunciation device at a portable nurse's station.

Initiation of a patient or staff call.

Single Staff Assignment to multiple systems

• Improved phone integration and performance without the need for middleware or general phone services

• Sophisticated and comprehensive reporting management

• Options for real-time location systems for future expansions

• Intuitive and interactive PC Console/Whiteboards

• More advanced workflow options than the existing Rauland Responder 4NCS

• Integration to other workflow solutions that reflect current standards of care and future regulatory compliances

• Centralized system management

• Standardization of data and server network rather than current independent communication system throughout the facility