Exploring Intensive Care Unit Nurses’ Decision Making in Alarm Management

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dc.contributor.advisorKing-Shier, Kathryn
dc.contributor.authorKrakova, Nikola
dc.contributor.committeememberBanner-Lukaris, Davina
dc.contributor.committeememberRaffin Bouchal, Shelley
dc.date2023-11
dc.date.accessioned2023-07-20T19:43:15Z
dc.date.available2023-07-20T19:43:15Z
dc.date.issued2023-07
dc.description.abstractAlarm fatigue, which occurs when the exposure to an increased amount of false or nonactionable alarms leads to alarm desensitization and reduced clinical response by the healthcare provider, can pose a significant risk to patient safety. With the increasing advances in technology and frequency of alarms in our healthcare system, alarm fatigue is an important and growing safety concern that needs to be addressed. Exploring alarm-related decision making is key to reducing alarm fatigue, as it is important to the development of alarm management related initiatives, education, and policies. To examine this, I used Interpretive Description methodology to explore factors that influence Intensive Care Unit nurses’ decision making regarding alarm management, specifically how they triage and respond to various alarms. This study included 12 participants, comprised of nurses with varying levels of experience, working at three different Intensive Care Units. The results of the interviews suggest that the nurses’ decision making consists of three steps that capture their alarm management response: awareness, triage, and response. Based on these results, a positive alarm management culture, standardized alarm-related education, and mentorship should be evaluated to implement an effective alarm management response and reduce alarm fatigue.
dc.identifier.citationKrakova, N. (2023). Exploring Intensive Care Unit nurses’ decision making in alarm management (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1880/116773
dc.identifier.urihttps://dx.doi.org/10.11575/PRISM/41615
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisher.facultyGraduate Studies
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Calgary
dc.rightsUniversity of Calgary graduate students retain copyright ownership and moral rights for their thesis. You may use this material in any way that is permitted by the Copyright Act or through licensing that has been assigned to the document. For uses that are not allowable under copyright legislation or licensing, you are required to seek permission.
dc.subjectintensive care unit
dc.subjectalarm management
dc.subjectdecision making
dc.subject.classificationNursing
dc.titleExploring Intensive Care Unit Nurses’ Decision Making in Alarm Management
dc.typemaster thesis
thesis.degree.disciplineNursing
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Calgary
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Nursing (MN)
ucalgary.thesis.accesssetbystudentI do not require a thesis withhold – my thesis will have open access and can be viewed and downloaded publicly as soon as possible.
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