Stop the Noise: A Quality Improvement Project to Decrease Electrocardiographic Nuisance Alarms.
Crit Care Nurse
; 35(4): 15-22; quiz 1p following 22, 2015 Aug.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
As many as 99% of alarm signals may not need any intervention and can result in patients' deaths. Alarm management is now a Joint Commission National Patient Safety Goal.OBJECTIVES:
To reduce the number of nuisance electrocardiographic alarm signals in adult patients on the medical cardiovascular care unit.METHODS:
A quality improvement process was used that included eliminating duplicative alarms, customizing alarms, changing electrocardiography electrodes daily, standardizing skin preparation, and using disposable electrocardiography leads.RESULTS:
In the cardiovascular care unit, the mean number of electrocardiographic alarm signals per day decreased from 28.5 (baseline) to 3.29, an 88.5% reduction.CONCLUSION:
Use of a bundled approach to managing alarm signals decreased the mean number of alarm signals in a cardiovascular care unit.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Eletrocardiografia
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Falha de Equipamento
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Alarmes Clínicos
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Melhoria de Qualidade
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Segurança do Paciente
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Pacotes de Assistência ao Paciente
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Enfermagem de Cuidados Críticos
Limite:
Adult
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Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Crit Care Nurse
Ano de publicação:
2015
Tipo de documento:
Article