Abstract: A nurse call apparatus includes a nurse call device, a bed having a side railing and a flexible sheet and a pocket, formed on one side of the flexible sheet for receiving the call device. The holder can be wrapped about the horizontal bars of the bed railing so that the pocket faces the bed proper. In one embodiment of the invention, a D-ring and self-adhering adhesive are respectively provided at opposite ends of the sheet for use in maintaining the holder wrapped about the bed railing. In an alternative embodiment, textile fastening strips, are provided at opposite ends of the sheet to keep the holder wrapped around the bed railing.