Changes in Default Alarm Settings and Standard In-Service are Insufficient to Improve Alarm Fatigue in an Intensive Care Unit: A Pilot Project
Changes in Default Alarm Settings and Standard In-Service are Insufficient to Improve Alarm Fatigue in an Intensive Care Unit: A Pilot Project
Azizeh Khaled Sowan
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, RN, PhD ;
Tiffany Michelle Gomez
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, MSc (Nursing) ;
Albert Fajardo Tarriela
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, RN ;
Charles Calhoun Reed
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, RN, PhD ;
Bruce Michael Paper
4
, BA
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Department of Health Restoration and Care Systems Management, School of Nursing, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States
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Center for Excellence in Patient Care, University Health System, San Antonio, TX, United States
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University Health System, Transplant Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (ICU), San Antonio, TX, United States
4
Office of Nursing Research, School of Nursing, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, United States
Corresponding Author:
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Azizeh Khaled Sowan, RN, PhD
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Department of Health Restoration and Care Systems Management
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School of Nursing
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University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
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Suite 2.628
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7703 Floyd Curl Dr. - MC 7975
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San Antonio, TX, 78229-3900
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United States
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Phone:
1 210-567-5799
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Fax: 1 210-567-1719
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Email: sowan@uthscsa.edu