How to Beat Alarm Fatigue and Burnout
Alarm fatigue increases our risk as nurses of Compassion Fatigue and Burnout.
There are so many hospital alarms we face every second of every hour in our shift. The telemetry monitor, IV pumps and channels, the bed alarm, SCD’s, the call light, the bathroom call light, your hospital-issued phone, and many other devices. This video will show you how to release alarm fatigue right now!
Links to articles:
Storm, J & Chen, H. 2021. The relationships among alarm fatigue, compassion fatigue, burnout and compassion satisfaction in critical care and step-down nurses. J Clin Nurs. 2021 Feb;30(3-4):443-453. doi: 10.1111/jocn.15555. Epub 2020 Nov 28. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/1…
The Joint Commission Sentinel Event Alert. (2013). Medical device alarm safety in hospitals. https://www.jointcommission.org/-/med…
The Joint Commissions. 2021 Hospital National Patient Safety Goals. https://www.jointcommission.org/-/med…


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