scholarly journals The Current Situation and Influencing Factors of the Alarm Fatigue of Nurses’ Medical Equipment in the Intensive Care Unit Based on Intelligent Medical Care

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-13
Author(s):  
Yunxia Zhao ◽  
Minlin Wan ◽  
Huisong Liu ◽  
Mei Ma
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Influencing Factors ◽  
Medical Equipment ◽  
Rapid Development ◽  
Current Situation ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Alarm Fatigue ◽  
Analysis Experiment ◽  
The Masses

After rapid development and reform, the health level and medical diagnosis and treatment capabilities of Chinese residents have been significantly improved, and high-quality medical resources have significantly improved the life safety and health of the masses. As the most concentrated area of medical equipment in the hospital, the intensive care unit produces the most alarms during the operation of the equipment. The intensive care unit nurses are responsible for heavier nursing work, and the problem of alarming in other departments is more prominent. Therefore, this paper presents an analysis and research on the current situation and influencing factors of the alarm fatigue of nurse medical equipment in the intensive care unit based on intelligent medicine. This article uses a variety of related methods such as literature data method and questionnaire survey method to deeply study the theoretical knowledge of intelligent medical treatment, medical equipment alarm fatigue device, and so on. The logistic regression analysis method is introduced to classify its influencing factors, and the analysis experiment on the influencing factors of the medical equipment alarm fatigue of nurses in the intensive care unit is designed. The nurses’ cognition of clinical alarms and the analysis of clinical alarm fatigue questionnaire data are studied. The alarm fatigue of nurses in the intensive care unit is at a severe level, which needs to be taken seriously in the intensive care unit. Unmarried, high-level positions, long working years, high professional titles, and high education are negatively correlated with alarm fatigue ( P < 0.05 ), and those without an alarm habit are positively correlated with alarm fatigue ( P < 0.05 ), and the number of night shifts per month is related to alarm fatigue. There is no correlation between them ( P > 0.05 ).

scholarly journals Insights into the Problem of Alarm Fatigue with Physiologic Monitor Devices: A Comprehensive Observational Study of Consecutive Intensive Care Unit Patients

PLoS ONE ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. e110274 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara J. Drew ◽  
Patricia Harris ◽  
Jessica K. Zègre-Hemsey ◽  
Tina Mammone ◽  
Daniel Schindler ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Observational Study ◽  
Alarm Fatigue

Effects of Stress on Critical Care Nurses: A National Cross-Sectional Study

2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (4) ◽  
pp. 311-322 ◽  
Author(s):  
Amir Vahedian-Azimi ◽  
Mohammadreza Hajiesmaeili ◽  
Mari Kangasniemi ◽  
Joana Fornés-Vives ◽  
Rita L. Hunsucker ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Critical Care ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Critical Care Nurses ◽  
Peer Collaboration ◽  
Burnout Syndrome ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Post Traumatic Stress ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Stress Levels

Background: Health care is a demanding field, with a high level of responsibility and exposure to emotional and physical danger. High levels of stress may result in depression, anxiety, burnout syndrome, and in extreme cases, post-traumatic stress disorder. The aim of this study was to determine which personal, professional, and organizational variables are associated with greater perceived stress among critical care nurses for purposes of developing integrative solutions to decrease stress in the future. Methods: We conducted a correlation research survey using a cross-sectional design and an in-person survey method. The questionnaire consisted of 2 parts: (1) socioeconomic, professional, and institutional variables and (2) work stressors. Surveys were conducted between January 1, 2011, and December 1, 2015. Multistage cluster random sampling was utilized for data collection. Inclusion criteria were (1) age ≥18 years, (2) registered nurse, (3) works in the intensive care unit (ICU), and (4) willing and able to complete the survey. Results: We surveyed 21 767 ICU nurses in Iran and found that male sex, lower levels of peer collaboration, working with a supervisor in the unit, nurse–patient ratios, and working in a surgical ICU were positively associated with greater stress levels. Increasing age and married status were negatively associated with stress. Intensive care unit type (semi-closed vs open), ICU bed number, shift time, working on holidays, education level, and demographic factors including body mass index, and number of children were not significantly associated with stress levels. Conclusion: As the largest study of its kind, these findings support those found in various European, North, and South American studies. Efforts to decrease workplace stress of ICU nurses by focusing on facilitating peer collaboration, improving resource availability, and staffing ratios are likely to show the greatest impact on stress levels.

scholarly journals Readiness of Primary Hospitals in Providing Neonatal Intensive Care Services in Ethiopia

2021 ◽  
Vol 31 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hailemariam Segni Abawollo ◽  
Zergu Tafesse Tsegaye ◽  
Binyam Fekadu Desta ◽  
Ismael Ali Beshir
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Medical Equipment ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care ◽  
Laboratory Tests ◽  
National Standard ◽  
Neonatal Intensive Care Units ◽  
Care Services ◽  
Primary Hospital

BACKGROUND፡ The Ethiopian neonatal mortality has not shown much progress over the years. In light of this, the country has introduced interventions such as the utilization of newborn corners and neonatal intensive care units to avert preventable neonatal deaths. This study was conducted to assess readiness of primary hospitals in providing neonatal intensive care services.METHODS: A health facility based cross-sectional study design was employed where data were collected using both prospective and retrospective techniques using a format adapted from national documents. SPSS version 25 was used for data entry and analysis using descriptive statistics.RESULTS: Data were collected from 107 of 113 (94.7%) primary hospitals due to inaccessibility of some primary hospitals. The minimum national standard requirement of a level one neonatal intensive care unit for infrastructure was met by 63% (68/107) and 44% (47/107) had fulfilled the requirements for kangaroo mother care units. The average number of neonatal intensive care unit trained nurses per primary hospital was 2.6, 0.8 for general practitioners and 2.9 support staff; all of which is less than the minimum recommended national standard. The minimum national requirement for medical equipment and renewables for primary hospital level was fulfilled by 24% (26/107) of the hospitals, 65% (70/107) for essential laboratory tests, and 87% (93/107) for clinical services and procedures. The average number of admissions during the six months prior to the data collection was 87.2 sick newborns per facility with a ‘discharged improved’ rate of 71.5%, referral out rate of 18.4% and level one neonatal intensive care unit death rate of 6.6%. The remaining newborns had either left against medical advice or were still undergoing treatment during data collection.CONCLUSIONS: The overall readiness of primary hospitals to deliver neonatal intensive care services in terms of infrastructure, human resource, medical equipment, and laboratory tests was found to be low. There is a need to fill gaps in infrastructure, medical equipment, renewables, human resource, laboratory reagents, drugs and other supplies of neonatal intensive care units of primary hospitals to garner better quality of service delivery.

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