Patient support apparatuses with nurse call connection detection

A patient support apparatus comprising:

• a litter frame;
• a support deck supported by the litter frame, the support deck adapted to support a patient thereon;
• a nurse call cable interface adapted to receive a first end of a nurse call cable, the nurse call cable including a second end adapted to couple to an outlet of a nurse call system, the outlet mounted to a headwall of a healthcare facility;
• a cable sensor adapted to detect when the nurse call cable is physically coupled to the nurse call cable interface and when the nurse call cable is not physically coupled to the nurse call cable interface;
• a display;
• an indicator;
• and
• a controller in communication with the cable sensor, the display, and the indicator, the controller adapted to activate the indicator when the cable sensor detects that the nurse call cable is not physically coupled to the nurse call cable interface, the controller further adapted to display a dismissible popup window on the display when the cable sensor detects that the nurse call cable is not physically coupled to the nurse call cable interface, and, in response to a user dismissing the popup window, to stop displaying the dismissible popup window but to continue to activate the indicator until the cable sensor detects the nurse call cable is physically coupled to the nurse call interface.