Clinical Alarms
Nearly all nurses reported that alarms were audible in their wards. In high-acuity settings, alarms come from monitors, ventilators, infusion and syringe pumps, pulse oximeters, and other equipment. The most common alarm sources in the stu…
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Nearly all nurses reported that alarms were audible in their wards. In high-acuity settings, alarms come from monitors, ventilators, infusion and syringe pumps, pulse oximeters, and other equipment. The most common alarm sources in the study were monitors, syringe pumps, and ventilators. Clinical alarms are designed to alert healthcare staff to deviations in patient condition, device status, or treatment delivery.