Patient support with improved control

A patient support comprising:

• a frame, said frame having at least one chosen from a side rail, a head board, and a foot board;
• a patient support surface supported at said frame;
• a display incorporated into said frame;
• a user interface incorporated into said frame;
• and
• a controller incorporated into said frame, said controller having a plurality of prompts stored therein, said prompts comprising visual or audible instructions to remind a caregiver at the patient support to take an action relative to one or more protocols to be performed at the patient support by the caregiver, said user interface in communication with said controller and for selecting a selected prompt from said plurality of prompts stored in said controller and operable to allow a caregiver to select at the patient support at least one of said protocols to be reminded about and to select a passage of time in which a reminder is generated for the selected protocol, and when said selected prompt is selected said controller generating a display image or text associated with said selected prompt at said display at the patient support in response to the passage of time selected by the caregiver to provide a visual or audible instruction to a caregiver regarding the selected protocol or protocols to take an action.