Frequency of Clinical Alarms in Intensive Care Units and Nurses' Sensitivity to Them: An Observational Study
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26.05.2021
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Background All clinical alarms require nurses to respond
even if an intervention is not needed. Nurses are expected
to respond appropriately to each alarm and establish
priorities among their care practices accordingly. This
study was conducted to examine the number and types
of clinical device alarms used in intensive care units,
the duration of their activation, and nurses’ degree of
sensitivity to them.
Methods This observational study was conducted in 4
intensive care units in a university hospital in Turkey. A
total of 20 nurses (5 from each unit) were observed for
a total of 80 hours. The alarms were categorized as valid,
false, or technical.
Results During the study observation period, the mean
number of alarms sounding per hour per bed was 1.8.
A total of 144 alarms were recorded, of which 70.8%
were valid, 15.3% were false, and 13.9% were technical.
The mean duration of alarm activation was 8 minutes
for valid alarms, 14 minutes for false alarms, and 53
minutes for technical alarms.
Conclusions Nurses’ responses to alarms differ depending
on alarm type; for alarms that do not require an emergency
intervention, nurses tend to respond late or not at
all.
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Clinical alarms, Intensive care units, Nurse, Observational study
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American Journal of Critical Care
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Q2
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30
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3
