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Alarm Fatigue: A Survey of RN Perceptions

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PRIVACY STATEMENT

You have been selected to take part in a confidential survey to assess the perceptions of the bedside nurse in relation to alarm fatigue. With this survey being "perception" focused, it is understood that different respondents will have different definitions to the content in question. This survey is sponsored by the University of Virginia School of Nursing. The purpose of this survey is to evaluate perceptions of alarm fatigue pre and post upcoming changes and educational resources on this topic. Your participation is completely voluntary and is completely anonymous. Answering this survey honestly and openly allows the opportunity to share your opinion on this important topic. This survey is for educational purposes only to assess nurses perceptions on this topic. This survey is not part of any human subject experiment or research protocol.

If you have any questions regarding this survey, please contact Matt Payne at [email protected].
 
 
 
* How disruptive are false clinical alarms to your daily workload? (1= not disruptive, 10= extremely disruptive)
 
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* Based on your perception of alarms, estimate the percentage of false or irrelevant clinical alarms you encounter on a daily basis.
 
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* Based on your own perception of delays, have you witnessed a delay in response to an urgent alarm in the past month?
 
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In the past year, have you witnessed harm to a patient due to failure to respond to an alarm?
 
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Do you feel that the standard of practice on your unit is to change ECG electrodes daily?
 
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Do you feel that the standard of practice on your unit is to change pulse oximeter sensors daily?
 
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On a scale of 1 to 10, how regularly do you adjust alarm parameters to a patient's clinical picture? (1=never, 10= very regularly)
 
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* Scenario: Another nurses patient's alarms are frequently triggering false alarms. In this situation, how regularly do you ask your nursing peer to adjust their patient's alarms? (1= rarely, 10= very regularly)
 
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* To the best of your immediate recollection, does your facility have a policy, protocol, or program to minimize alarm fatigue?
 
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