Introduction Patients in intensive care units (ICUs) suffer from sleep deprivation arising from
nursing interventions and ambient noise. This may exacerbate confusion and ICU-related …

Purpose Most prior hospital noise research usually deals with sound in its noise facet and is
based merely on sound level abatement, rather than as an informative or orientational …

Aims and objectives To identify the effectiveness of education interventions provided for
nurses for clinical alarm response and management. Background Some education has been …

Introduction Delirium in critically-ill patients is a common multifactorial disorder that is
associated with various negative outcomes. It is assumed that sleep disturbances can result …

The purpose of this article is to describe the impact of an evidence-based alarm
management strategy on patient safety. An alarm management program reduced alarms up …

Objectives The aim of this study was to explore the process of how nurses experienced and
dealt with alarm fatigue in intensive care units based on Iranian nurses' perceptions and …

Noise in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) is gaining increasing attention as a significant source of
stress and fatigue for nursing staff. Extensive research indicates that hospital noise also has …

As part of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Value-Based
Purchasing Program, the Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and …

Background It is estimated that between 80% and 99% of alarms in the clinical areas are in
actionable alarms (Gross, Dahl, & Nielson). Alarm management is one of the Joint …

Objective This study evaluates the potential for improving patient safety by introducing a
metacognitive attention aid that enables clinicians to more easily access and use existing …