@article{ref1,
title="Does alarm fatigue start in nursing school?",
journal="Nursing (Springhouse)",
year="2021",
author="Weeks, Karen and Timalonis, Joan and Donovan, Laureen",
volume="51",
number="5",
pages="59-63",
abstract="PURPOSE: Alarm fatigue among working nurses is a well-documented, high-priority safety issue. This article describes a study to learn whether alarm fatigue develops in undergraduate nursing student populations. <br><br>METHODS: This longitudinal quantitative study employed survey data from a single cohort of nursing students in the Southeastern US over a period of 18 months to assess nursing students' level of sensitivity to alarms, including the call bell, bathroom, fall and safety, I.V. infusion pumps, and telemetry alarms. <br><br>RESULTS: These data were significant for I.V. infusion pump alarms and indicated a general decrease in sensitivity over an 18-month period. Nursing students with previous healthcare experience also noted decreased sensitivity to bathroom call bells and fall and safety alarms. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Alarm fatigue was recognized among the surveyed nursing students. Nurse educators also identified a performance-based strategy to increase student awareness of alarm fatigue and evidence-based strategies to minimize desensitization to alarms in both education and practice.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0360-4039",
doi="10.1097/01.NURSE.0000743284.73649.7a",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.NURSE.0000743284.73649.7a"
}