required by the system design.
Communications requirements between caregivers and
patients dictate the type of nurse call system to be
installed, and nurse call system equipment locations.
The system designer developing the specifications
and telecommunications drawings for the NCTV System
should have at least five years of current
experience in the application of similar nurse call
systems, and have a good understanding of the
capabilities and limitations of such nurse call
systems currently available in the marketplace.
The NCTV System specification should reflect a
thorough analysis of the facility design and the
user requirements for the communications needed
between caregivers and patients, and among
caregivers.
If the NCTV System is to be procured and provided as
part of the facility construction contract, the
design drawings for the NCTV System that are part of
the telecommunications systems drawings need to
indicate the system legend, physical location of all
equipment, cable tray sizes and routing, minimum
conduit sizes, and zone plans that indicate the
boundaries of each patient care area to be served by
the system. Each zone light indicated on the
drawings must include an individual identification
number (ID) that is used in the Zone Light
Activation Matrices that must be developed and
included in this specification. Reference the Call
Routing - Zone Lights paragraph, and the Schedule
Zone Light Activation Matrices paragraphs for
further requirement information.
If the NCTV System is to be provided as part of a
separate procurement of telecommunications systems,
two sets of design drawings are required: one set
for the facility construction contract; and one set
for the separate telecommunications systems contract.
The telecommunications systems design drawings for
the facility construction contract need to indicate
the infrastructure and rough-in required to
accommodate the installation of the system equipment
and cabling, including the system legend, physical
location of all equipment, cable tray sizes and
routing, minimum conduit sizes, typical empty
conduit riser diagrams, and empty back box types and
sizes.
The telecommunications systems design drawings for
the separate procurement contract need to indicate
the infrastructure and rough-in provided by the
facility construction contract, the system legend,
physical location of all equipment, and zone plans
that indicate the boundaries of each patient care
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