Alert Fatigue

5 reasons nurses may have a delayed response to alarms

Nurses typically respond quickly when alarms are urgent and life-threatening. But a new study finds they are slower to respond to them at the end of a long shift when they suffer from chronic alarm fatigue.

Ilene MacDonald Apr 12, 2017 12:38pm

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A close-up photo of a vital signs monitor

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