| CPC G08B 26/008 (2013.01) [G16H 40/63 (2018.01)] | 18 Claims |
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1. A patient support apparatus comprising:
a litter frame;
a support deck supported by the litter frame, the support deck adapted to support a patient thereon;
a nurse call cable interface adapted to receive a first end of a nurse call cable, the nurse call cable including a second end adapted to couple to an outlet of a nurse call system, the outlet mounted to a headwall of a healthcare facility;
a communication sensor adapted to detect when a communication channel is successfully established between the nurse call cable interface and the nurse call system, and to detect when the communication channel is not successfully established between the nurse call cable interface and the nurse call system;
a display;
an indicator; and
a controller in communication with the communication sensor, the display, and the indicator, the controller adapted to activate the indicator when the communication sensor detects that the communication channel is not successfully established between the nurse call cable interface and the nurse call system, the controller further adapted to display a dismissible popup window on the display when the communication sensor detects that the communication channel is not successfully established between the nurse call cable interface and the nurse call system, and, in response to a user dismissing the popup window, to stop displaying the dismissible popup window but to continue to activate the indicator until the communication sensor detects the communication channel is successfully established between the nurse call cable interface and the nurse call system.
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