title: Alarm fatigue: a roadmap for mitigating the cacophony of beeps.
abstract: The phenomenon known as alarm fatigue is the direct result of excessive alarms in hospitals. This article highlights the effects of alarm fatigue and reviews current clinical recommendations and guidelines to raise nurse awareness and provide tools to combat the problem.
authors: Thomas Purbaugh, MSN, RN, CNL, graduated from Pacific Lutheran University with a bachelor of arts degree in biology then returned for a registered nurse licensure and master of science in nursing degree. He works as a staff nurse in critical care.
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authors: Purbaugh
mesh_terms: D001288:Attention; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D056902:Clinical Alarms; D006801:Humans; D008328:Man-Machine Systems; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000517:prevention & control; D009623:Noise, Occupational; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D061214:Patient Safety; D016526:Workload