1.4.2
System Capability and Configuration
1.4.2.1
System Capability
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NOTE: If the NCTV System is being specified for a
project or medical facility which has a Radio Paging
System capability, then include the Radio Page
interface capability in item "c." below and
throughout this specification. If such a Radio
Paging System capability is NOT available from the
project or medical facility, then delete this
requirement here and throughout this specification.
If the NCTV System is being
specified for a medical
facility that also requires
a NCAV System that is
specified with supplemental
enhanced operations,
then include the capability
requirement in item "d."
below.
If the NCAV System includes a Central Code
Annunciator capability, then include the central
code annunciation in item "d." and delete the
requirement for a separate central code annunciator
station throughout this specification.
If the NCAV System includes a Radio Page capability
and Server, and the NCTV System is being specified
with a radio page capability, then include the radio
page operation in item "d." and delete the
requirement for a separate radio page server as part
of the NCTV System throughout this specification.
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The NCTV System capabilities shall include the following:
a. Fundamental operation for communication of patient and caregiver calls
for assistance from patient care spaces and areas.
b. Supplemental operation as an enhanced adjunct to the fundamental
operation for networked call routing.
c. Supplemental enhanced communication of call data to alphanumeric pagers
carried by appropriate medical facility staff.
d. Interface with Section 16731A NURSE CALL AUDIO-VISUAL (NCAV) SYSTEM for
integrated use by the NCTV System of the supplemental enhanced operations
provided by the NCAV System, including [radio page,] [central code
annunciation] and call logging.
1.4.2.2
System Configuration and Major Functional Components
The NCTV System shall be an integrated configuration of the Major
Functional Components listed below to provide the required system
capability and performance. The capability and configuration of each of
these Major Functional Components are defined below.
Nurse Call (NC) Subsystems
Central Code Annunciator Station
SECTION 16730A
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