Are auditory warnings in the intensive care unit properly adjusted?

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 402-406

  Solsona, José F ^a,b   Altaba, Carmen ^a   Maúll, Elena ^a   Rodríguez, Luisa ^a   Bosqué, Carmen ^a   Mulero, Ana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DEL MAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alarm parameters; Auditory warnings; Health care; Intensive care unit

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; EQUIPMENT; EVALUATION; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; METHODOLOGY; RISK MANAGEMENT; SPAIN; STANDARD; TEACHING HOSPITAL; TELEMETRY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

CALIBRATION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MAINTENANCE; RISK MANAGEMENT; SPAIN; TELEMETRY; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0035433891     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.01854.x     Document Type: Article

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