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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

Changes in Default Alarm Settings and Standard In-Service are Insufficient to Improve Alarm Fatigue in an Intensive Care Unit: A Pilot Project

Authors of this article:

Azizeh Khaled Sowan1 Author Orcid Image ;   Tiffany Michelle Gomez2 Author Orcid Image ;   Albert Fajardo Tarriela3 Author Orcid Image ;   Charles Calhoun Reed2 Author Orcid Image ;   Bruce Michael Paper4 Author Orcid Image
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Azizeh Khaled Sowan   1 , RN, PhD ;   Tiffany Michelle Gomez   2 , MSc (Nursing) ;   Albert Fajardo Tarriela   3 , RN ;   Charles Calhoun Reed   2 , RN, PhD ;   Bruce Michael Paper   4 , BA

1 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

2 Center for Excellence in Patient Care, University Health System, San Antonio, TX, United States

3 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:

  • Azizeh Khaled Sowan, RN, PhD
  • Department of Health Restoration and Care Systems Management
  • School of Nursing
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