Abstract

Nurses are faced with a multitude of clinical alarms on a daily basis. There is an inherent expectation that upon hearing an alarm the nurse will immediately respond to assess the situation and initiate appropriate action to correct the problem. Yet this does not always occur. Issues with alarm responsiveness can pose a serious threat to patient safety. The purpose of this qualitative study was to develop a broader understanding of the contextual factors that influenced the acute care nurse's response to clinical alarms. This study used an interpretive phenomenological methodology to study the lived experiences of the nurses who encounter alarms in the medical-surgical patient care setting.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3399840; ProQuest document ID: 305250053. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Kathleen M. Stacy, PhD, RN, APRN-CNS, CCNS, FCNS

Sigma Membership

Zeta Mu at-Large

Type

Dissertation

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Phenomenology

Research Approach

Qualitative Research

Keywords:

Clinical Alarms, Alarm Fatigue, Improving Patient Care

Advisor

Jane Georges

Degree

PhD

Degree Grantor

University of San Diego

Degree Year

2010

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2020-12-11

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