Patient bed having head-of-bed lockout and stay-in-bed indicator

A patient support apparatus comprising:

• a frame,
• a head section coupled to the frame and movable relative to the frame between raised and lowered angular positions, the head section being configured to support at least a portion of a torso of a patient,
• a sensor operable to provide a sensor signal indicative of an angular position of the head section,
• an actuator that is operable to move the head section between the raised and lowered angular positions,
• a controller coupled to the sensor and to the actuator, the controller being configured to signal the actuator to move the head section,
• a head-of-bed angle (HOBA) lockout selector coupled to the controller, the HOBA lockout selector having an on state and an off state, wherein the controller is prevented from signaling the actuator to move the head section below a threshold HOBA that is defined at an intermediate position between the raised and lowered angular positions when the HOBA selector is in the on state and wherein the controller is permitted to signal the actuator to move the head section throughout a full range of motion between the raised and lowered angular positions when the HOBA selector is in the off state,
• a patient position monitoring system coupled to the controller, and
• a patient control unit having a housing and patient inputs on the housing, characterized in that the patient control unit includes stay-in-bed indicia that is illuminated when the patient position monitoring system is armed.