Testing physiologic monitor alarm customization software to reduce alarm rates and improve nurses' experience of alarms in a medical intensive care unit.

Halley RuppelLaura De VauxDawn CooperSteffen KunzBernd DullerMarjorie Funk

Published in: PloS one (2018)

Alarm customization software was associated with a reduction in alarms. Use of software to support nurses' recognition of trends in patients' alarms and facilitate changes to alarm settings may add value to alarm reduction initiatives.

Keyphrases

intensive care unit
healthcare
end stage renal disease
mental health
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
data analysis
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
quality improvement
patient reported outcomes
patient reported