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N-560 Operator’s Manual 53
Nurse Call Interface
WARNING: The nurse call feature should not be used as the
primary source of alarm notification. The audible and visual
alarms of the pulse oximeter, used in conjunction with clinical
signs and symptoms, are the primary sources for notifying
medical personnel that an alarm condition exists.
WARNING: The nurse call feature is not functional whenever
the pulse oximeter alarms are silenced.
Caution: The nurse call function needs to be tested after it has
been set up in your facility. The nurse call feature should be
tested whenever setting up the N-560 pulse oximeter in a
location that uses nurse call. If an attached O
XIMAX sensor is
disconnected from the patient, the N-560 remains in the
Pulse Search Mode for awhile, then the N-560 displays “---”
(3 dashes) in the %SpO
2 and pulse rate display. One way to
test the nurse call function is to create an alarm condition (for
example, sensor disconnect) and verify that your facility's
nurse call system is activated.
The nurse call feature of the N-560 is operatio
n
al when the N-560 is
powered by AC power or battery power. The nurse call feature of the
N-560 works in conjunction with the nurse call system of your
institution when the N-560 sounds an audible alarm.
The N-560 provides two different types of nurse call interfaces: an
RS-232 format and
relay closure. Both interfaces function when the
N-560 is operating either on AC power or battery power.
The remote location is signaled anytime the
re is an audible alarm. If
the audible alarm has been turned off or silenced, the nurse call
function is also turned off.