Nurse call button

This can lead staff to develop frustration and alarm fatigue, which can result in them ignoring patient calls or otherwise not taking them seriously.

Sometimes, mental health professionals will work with such patients in order to curtail their use of the button to serious need.

[3] The most basic system has a single button near the patient's bedside, which they can push to call for assistance.

An advantage to wireless call buttons is that installing them requires less wiring, reducing their cost.

In some facilities, often in hospitals, a more advanced system is used, which allows staff from the nurse's station to communicate directly with patients via intercom.

Newer technology allows call buttons to reach cell phone-like devices carried around by nursing staff.