Authors

  1. Obisesan , Olawunmi
  2. Barber , Ericka
  3. Martin , Patricia
  4. Brougham , Nicole
  5. Tymkew , Heidi

Abstract

This study's findings offer valuable insight into the problem of alarm fatigue among nurses. Practical measures are urgently needed to reduce nurses' cognitive overload; shift nonnursing responsibilities to other staff; and implement efficiency-focused process changes, such as reengineering workflows to minimize interruptions. Every effort should be made to redesign protocols to reduce alarm fatigue, including by decreasing the number of false, nonemergent, and nonactionable calls and alarms.