Monitor alarm fatigue: Standardizing use of physiological monitors anddecreasing nuisance alarms

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 28-34

  Graham, Kelly Creighton ^a   Cvach, Maria ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALARM MONITOR; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; DYSTHYMIA; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HEART ARREST; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTENSIVE CARE; METHODOLOGY; MONITORING; NURSING; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PILOT STUDY; REACTION TIME; SAFETY; STANDARD;

ARRHYTHMIAS, CARDIAC; ATTENTION; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL ALARMS; CRITICAL CARE; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HEART ARREST; HUMANS; MENTAL FATIGUE; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; PILOT PROJECTS; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; REACTION TIME; SAFETY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 77949532912     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2010651     Document Type: Article

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