Critical care nurses and their clinical reasoning for customizing monitor alarms: a mixed-method study

Abstract

To explore the clinical rationale of critical care nurses for personalizing monitor alarms. One of the most crucial jobs assigned to critical care nurses is monitoring patients’ physiological indicators and carrying out the necessary associated interventions. Successful use of equipment in the nursing practice environment will be improved by a thorough understanding of the nurse’s approach to alarm configuration.

Keywords

• customization
• critical care unit
• equipment
• mixed method
• monitor alarm
• motivation
• nurse’s perception
• practice environment