Emergency Nurses' Knowledge, Perceptions, and Practices Toward Alarm Fatigue and the Obstacles to Alarm Management: A Path Analysis.

IF 1.8 4区医学 Q2 EMERGENCY MEDICINE

Journal of Emergency Nursing Pub Date : 2024-12-17 DOI:10.1016/j.jen.2024.11.007

Sameer A Alkubati, Gamil G Alrubaiee, Talal Al-Qalah, Mokhtar A Almoliky, Salman H Alsaqri, Eddieson Pasay-An, Khalil A Saleh, Hamdan Albaqawi, Mohammad Alboliteeh, Mohammed H Alshammari, Shimmaa M Elsayed

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Abstract

Introduction: Frequent and long-term exposure to clinical alarms can cause emergency nurses to lose their trust in alarms, delay their response, and even disable or mute these alarms.

Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess emergency nurses' knowledge, perceptions, and practices toward clinical alarm fatigue and investigate the perceived obstacles they face when managing clinical alarms.

Results: Less than half of emergency nurses were unfamiliar with the term "alarm fatigue" (40.8%), lacked knowledge of the causes of alarm fatigue (42.3%), and were unaware of how to prevent alarm fatigue (45.7%). Emergency nurses' knowledge of clinical alarms was found to have a significant negative correlation with their perceived obstacles to the management of these alarms (r = -6.855; P < .001) and a significant positive correlation with their practice in the management of clinical alarms (r = 2.576; P = .010). In contrast, perceived obstacles to the effective management of clinical alarms were found to have a significant positive correlation with emergency nurses' negative perception of clinical alarms (r = 12.449; P < .001). A significant negative correlation was observed between emergency nurses' negative perception of clinical alarms and their practice in the management of these alarms (r = -2.697; P = .007).

Discussion: Clinical alarms represent an additional burden for emergency nurses where a substantial proportion of nurses have limited familiarity with alarm fatigue, lack knowledge about its causes and prevention strategies, and do not customize patient alarm parameters throughout their shifts.

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Journal of Emergency Nursing 医学-护理

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3.10

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11.80%

发文量

132

审稿时长

46 days

期刊介绍： The Journal of Emergency Nursing, the official journal of the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA), is committed to the dissemination of high quality, peer-reviewed manuscripts relevant to all areas of emergency nursing practice across the lifespan. Journal content includes clinical topics, integrative or systematic literature reviews, research, and practice improvement initiatives that provide emergency nurses globally with implications for translation of new knowledge into practice. The Journal also includes focused sections such as case studies, pharmacology/toxicology, injury prevention, trauma, triage, quality and safety, pediatrics and geriatrics. The Journal aims to mirror the goal of ENA to promote: community, governance and leadership, knowledge, quality and safety, and advocacy.