Multiple False Alarms May Lead to Alarm Fatigue and Compromise

question 28

Multiple Choice

Multiple false alarms may lead to alarm fatigue and compromise patient safety by slow response or no response to physiologic alarms. Strategies to improve alarm response include:

• A) increasing the sensitivity of the physiologic monitors and feeding alarms directly to beepers or phones carried by professionals.
• B) feeding alarm data into a reporting database for further analysis.
• C) discouraging healthcare professionals from rounding with physicians because they are often guilty of ignoring alarms.
• D) All of these are correct.

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