Abstract

While continuous electrocardiographic (ECG) monitoring in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is an important assessment device, technical alarms (i.e., artifact, arrhythmia suspend, and leads off) are frequent and can contribute to alarm fatigue in nurses. For example, we found that of >2.5 million total alarms generated during a one month period, 30% were technical alarms. Examine the number and type of technical alarms (described below) and demographic and clinical factors associated with these alarms.

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This thesis has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 31244151; ProQuest document ID: 3067541902. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Markus Tungol, MS, RN, ACCNS-AG

Sigma Membership

Alpha Eta

Type

Thesis

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Other

Research Approach

Other

Keywords:

Alarm Fatigue, Intesive Care Unit Patients, Elextrocardiographic Monitoring

Advisor

Michele Pelter

Second Advisor

Lisa Guertin

Third Advisor

Priya Prasad

Degree

Master's

Degree Grantor

University of California, San Francisco

Degree Year

2024

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None: Degree-based Submission

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Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2024-07-22

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