Key result
Clinical alarms caused problems, particularly false alarms, for more than half of the nurses, with alarm fatigue decreasing with increasing age and years of experience.
Why the study?
Excessive alarm exposure can cause alarm fatigue, an important technological hazard that adversely affects patient safety and healthcare teams.
Population
592 nurses working in intensive care units and other inpatient clinics in university hospitals in five cities in Turkey
Design
Descriptive study
Authors
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Alarm fatigue may prompt unsafe muting practices; leaves open whether experience-targeted interventions reduce errors in prospective studies.
Cross-Sectional (n=592)
Yes
Alarm fatigue among nurses is prevalent, primarily driven by false alarms, and can lead to practices that compromise patient safety.
Karahan et al. (2023) conducted a cross-sectional in Alarm fatigue (n=592). Clinical alarms was evaluated on Level of alarm fatigue. Clinical alarms caused problems, particularly false alarms, for more than half of the nurses, with alarm fatigue decreasing with increasing age and years of experience.