Key result
Alarm fatigue in intensive care nurses was associated with an increased tendency to make medical errors; a one-unit increase in alarm fatigue increased error tendency by 0.263 units (p<0.001).
Why the study?
Alarm fatigue from multiple device alarms threatens patient safety in intensive care units, prompting this evaluation of its effect on nurses' tendency to make medical errors.
Does alarm fatigue increase the tendency to make medical errors in intensive care nurses?
Cross-Sectional (n=382)
Does alarm fatigue increase the tendency to make medical errors in intensive care nurses?
Effect estimate: r -0.275
p-value: p=<0.001
Increased alarm fatigue among intensive care nurses is significantly associated with a higher tendency to make medical errors.
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Alarm fatigue may associate with greater medical error tendency in ICU nurses; hypothesis-generating, needs prospective studies before guiding interventions.
Gündoğan et al. (2023) conducted a cross-sectional in Alarm fatigue (n=382). Alarm fatigue was evaluated on Tendency to make medical errors (METSN score) (r -0.275, p=<0.001). Alarm fatigue in intensive care nurses was associated with an increased tendency to make medical errors; a one-unit increase in alarm fatigue increased error tendency by 0.263 units (p<0.001).
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