Table 3 Frequency and percentages of nurses’ responses to alarms
Nurse’s response to alarm | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Never n (%) | Sometimes n (%) | Often n (%) | Always n (%) | |
1. | I ensure proper skin preparation of patients before placing electrodes | 2 (0.6) | 27 (16) | 21 (18) | 37 (43) |
2. | I change the patients’ electrodes daily | 5 (2.9) | 32 (18.4) | 27 (23.3) | 23 (26.4) |
3. | I assess the cause of the alarm beep when it alarms. | - (0) | 6 (3.4) | 14 (12.1) | 67 (77) |
4. | I disable the alarms every time they beep | 42 (55.2) | 27 (23.3) | 11 (6.3) | 7 (2) |
5. | I pause the alarms every time they beep | 21 (24.1) | 45 (38.8) | 17 (9.8) | 4 (1.2) |
6. | I reset the alarm limits every time alarms beep | 20 (23) | 48 (41.4) | 10 (5.7) | 9 (2.6) |
7. | I ignore alarms every time they beep | 78 (89.7) | 9 (7.8) | - | - |
8. | I check and assess the patient’s condition every time the alarm beeps | - | 8 (6.9) | 18 (10.3) | 61 (70.1) |
9. | I reset alarm settings of the machines each time I admit a new patient | 1 (0.3) | 11 (6.3) | 13 (11.2) | 62 (71.3) |