Nurses' use of auditory alarms and alerts in high dependency units: A field study.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.apergo.2021.103475
Abstract: A fieldwork study conducted in six units of a major metropolitan Australian hospital revealed that nurses' attitudes towards alarms are influenced by each unit's physical layout and caseload. Additionally, nurses relied heavily on both non-actionable… read more here.
Keywords: nurses use; study; alarms alerts; auditory alarms ... See more keywords
Capturing the attentional response to clinical auditory alarms: An ERP study on priority pulses
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0281680
Abstract: Clinical auditory alarms are often found in hospital wards and operating rooms. In these environments, regular daily tasks can result in having a multitude of concurrent sounds (from staff and patients, building systems, carts, cleaning… read more here.
Keywords: priority; priority pulses; auditory alarms; response ... See more keywords