What is The Nurse Call System?

• Nurse call systems are used in hospitals to allow patients with access to a nurse at any time. In some cases, alerts indicate an emergency situation. A patient may need a nurse’s assistance using the restroom or pain medication in less critical instances.
• A nurse call system is an alarm service that patients or hospital staff activate by pressing a button on a bedside pendant, wall-mounted box, or remotely from another room using buttons placed near the door of the patient’s room or via a nurse call pendant.
• Nurse Call Systems are designed to notify nurses when there is a need for assistance in patient rooms, bathrooms, or other areas within the nursing unit.
• A hospital nurse call system allows patients and staff members to pick up their telephone handset and press either one or two buttons to immediately notify a designated staff member or dispatcher for assistance.