within patient care areas, then include the
following paragraph "c.".
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c.
Call Routing - Patient Care Area Annunciator Stations
(1) All calls from within a patient care area shall be routed to a
master annunciator station in the area.
(2) In patient care areas that include functional sub zones, calls
from within the sub zones shall be routed to a zone annunciator station in
addition to the master annunciator station. Sub zone call routing shall be
as listed below.
NC
Subsystem
Number
Sub Zone Area
Zone Annunciator Location
[_____]
[_____]
[_____]
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NOTE: If any NC Subsystem includes the capability
for code blue calls, then include the following
paragraph "d.".
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d.
Call Routing - Central Code Annunciator Station
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NOTE: If the NCTV System is being specified for a
medical facility that also requires a NCAV System
specified with a central code blue annunciator
capability, the NCTV system shall be interfaced with
the NCAV System central code annunciator capability
instead of providing a separate NCTV System central
code blue annunciator station.
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All code blue calls from all NC Subsystems that are equipped with code blue
stations shall be routed to the [central Code Annunciation Station]
[Section 16731A NURSE CALL AUDIO-VISUAL SYSTEM] in addition to the normal
local annunciation in the patient care area. [Exceptions: identify all
exceptions for code call routing].
e.
Call Routing - Duty Stations
(1) All duty stations shall be equipped to annunciate all call types.
(2) Call routing from any call station to each duty station shall be
programmable to allow annunciation of calls on a duty station from any
combination of call stations within a patient care area.
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NOTE: If a Radio Paging System is in the project,
include the following paragraph "f.".
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f.
Call Routing - Radio Paging
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