Which Actions Would the Charge Nurse Evaluate as Indicating "Alarm

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which actions would the charge nurse evaluate as indicating "alarm fatigue" in a nurse who works in an intensive care unit (ICU) ? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
Select all that apply.

• A)The nurse completes measuring a patient's urine before responding to a ventilator alarm in the next cubicle.
• B)The nurse says,"Would you check this patient's IV? The controller alarm keeps sounding."
• C)The manager discovers deactivation of a heart rate alarm in the rooms of two patients assigned to the nurse.
• D)The nurse responds to the wrong cubicle when a ventilator alarm sounds.
• E)The nurse responds to an alarm while saying,"I wish this patient would stop moving his arm around.It makes his IV alarm sound."

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Definitions:

Failure To Thrive

A condition typically seen in infants and children, where they do not gain weight or grow as expected.

Protein-Energy Malnutrition

A condition resulting from inadequate intake of protein and calories, leading to body tissue wasting and an increased susceptibility to infection.

Neuron's Cell Body

The section of a neuron that houses the nucleus and plays a critical role in sustaining the cell's life.

Dendrites

Branch-like extensions of neurons that receive signals from other nerve cells and transmit them toward the cell body.