The Effect of Alarm Fatigue on the Tendency to Make Medical Errors in Surgical Intensive Care Nurses: A Correlational Study Examining the Role of Moderating Factors. [PDF]
Healthcare (Basel)Introduction: In surgical intensive care units, monitoring and interventions are performed utilizing advanced technologies. The warning alarms of these devices jeopardize patient safety by inducing fatigue in staff.
Gülşen M, Arslan S.
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A Framework to Assess Alarm Fatigue Indicators in Critical Care Staff [PDF]
Critical Care Explorations, 2021 OBJECTIVES:. This article examines work-related and Personality personality factors that could influence health providers in experiencing alarm fatigue.
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Alarm Fatigue in the Emergency Department: A Multicenter, Mixed-Method Study of Monitor Alarms. [PDF]
J Am Coll Emerg Physicians OpenObjectives Describe the frequency and pattern of monitor alarms in the emergency department (ED), in combination with exploring the staff’s experience of alarms and alarm fatigue.
Johansson S +3 more
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Alarm fatigue and moral distress in ICU nurses in COVID-19 pandemic [PDF]
BMC Nursing, 2022 Introduction Most ICU nurses feel overwhelmed by the variety of alarms at the same time. Therefore, nurses experience very stressful situations in relation to many responsibilities and care demands.
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Alarm fatigue and sleep quality in healthcare workers [PDF]
Eur J Public HealthBackground Alarm fatigue, a prevalent issue in medical settings, arises when healthcare professionals are exposed to an overwhelming number of clinical alarms, leading to desensitization and decreased responsiveness.
L. Rypicz +4 more
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Polish Adaptation of the Alarm Fatigue Assessment Questionnaire as an Element of Improving Patient Safety. [PDF]
Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2023 Medical personnel, working in medical intensive care units, are exposed to fatigue associated with alarms emitted by numerous medical devices used for diagnosing, treating, and monitoring patients. Alarm fatigue is a safety and quality problem in patient
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Evidence-based practices for prevention and management of medical device alarm fatigue in anesthesia professionals [PDF]
Frontiers in MedicineObjectiveTo assess efficacy and implement the best available evidence for managing and preventing alarm fatigue in a healthcare context.MethodsFour phases of evidence acquisition, status review, evidence application, and effect evaluation were used to ...
Shaoru Chen +14 more
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Prevalence of alarm fatigue and its relevant factors in critical care nurses: A cross-sectional study [PDF]
Journal of Research Development in Nursing and Midwifery, 2023 Background: Fatigue and indifference among critical care nurses due to intermittent and sometimes false alarms are common problems associated with working with alarming equipment.
Sepideh Yahyaei +3 more
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Levels and Factors of Nurses' Alarm Fatigue in Critical Care Settings in Saudi Arabia: A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study. [PDF]
J Multidiscip HealthcBackground A continuous and high frequency of alarms from monitoring and treatment devices can lead to nurses’ sensory exhaustion and alarm fatigue in critical care settings.
Alkubati SA +7 more
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The effect of a clinical approach to ventilator alarm management on alarm fatigue in intensive care nurses: a randomized controlled trial [PDF]
BMC NursingBackground Every day in intensive care units (ICUs), many alarms from several devices -especially ventilators- are generated, creating a noisy environment, which is on the top of technology-related hazards and may lead to alarm fatigue among nurses. This
Amirhossein Nasirmoghadas +4 more
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