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The Alarming Reality of Alarm Fatigue

Tracking # 20-645887

$28.00

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Method Computer-Based Training

What you'll learn

After the completion of this course you will be able to:

  1. Define alarm fatigue
  2. Understand why alarm fatigue is dangerous to patient care.
  3. Describe factors that contribute to alarm fatigue.
  4. List strategies nurses and clinicians can use to reduce the number of false alarms.
  5. Examine how a multidisciplinary team can help healthcare organizations tackle alarm fatigue.
  6. Discuss future innovations in alarm management.


Course overview

Alarm fatigue is a rising concern in hospitals, topping a list of safety issues in healthcare systems that need to be addressed. The term alarm fatigue refers to health care workers becoming desensitized to the myriad of alarms that constantly sound in the patient care setting.

Subject areas

This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.

Arkansas State Board of Nursing

Certified Nurse Midwife

4h Practice-Focused Continuing Education

Certified Nurse Practitioner

4h Practice-Focused Continuing Education

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

4h Practice-Focused Continuing Education

Clinical Nurse Specialist

4h Practice-Focused Continuing Education

Licensed Practical Nurse

4h Practice-Focused Continuing Education

Licensed Psychiatric Technician Nurse

4h Practice-Focused Continuing Education

Registered Nurse

4h Practice-Focused Continuing Education

Registered Nurse Practitioner

4h Practice-Focused Continuing Education

District of Columbia Board of Nursing

Certified Nurse Midwife

4h Relevant to Clinical Nurse Midwife Specialty

Clinical Nurse Specialist

4h Relevant to Clinical Nurse Specialty

Licensed Practical Nurse

4h Licensed Practical Nurse - Continuing Education

Nurse Practitioner

4h Relevant to Nurse Practitioner Specialty

Registered Nurse

4h Registered Nurse District of Columbia - Continuing Education

Registered Nurse Anesthetist

4h Relevant to Registered Nurse Anesthetist Specialty

Florida Board of Nursing

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

4h General

Licensed Practical Nurse

4h General

Registered Nurse

4h General

Florida Board of Nursing - Certified Nursing Assistants

Certified Nursing Assistant

4h General

Florida Board of Nursing Home Administrators

Nursing Home Administrator

4h General - (must be in one of the Domains of Practice - Personnel, Finance, Marketing, Physical Resource Management, Laws, Regulatory Codes and Governing Boards, Resident Care)

Florida Board of Respiratory Care

Certified Respiratory Therapist

4h Personal Growth

Registered Respiratory Therapist

4h Personal Growth

Respiratory Care Practitioner Critical Care

4h Personal Growth

Respiratory Care Practitioner Non-Critical Care

4h Personal Growth

Florida Council of Licensed Midwifery

Licensed Midwife

4h General

Georgia Board of Nursing

Licensed Practical Nurse

4h General

Registered Professional Nurse

4h General

Georgia State Board of Long-Term Care Facility Administrators

Nursing Home Administrator

4h Resident Centered Care and Quality of Life

Kentucky Board of Nursing

Licensed Practical Nurse

4h Continuing education related to nursing

Registered Nurse

4h Continuing education related to nursing

New Mexico Board of Nursing

Certified Hemodialysis Technician

4h Continuing education related to care and safety of the patient undergoing dialysis treatment

Certified Hemodialysis Technician II

4h Continuing education related to care and safety of the patient undergoing dialysis treatment

Certified Medication Aide II

4h Continuing education relevant to the expanded scope of function for CMA II

Certified Nurse Practitioner

4h Continuing education relevant to CNP nursing specialty

Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

4h Continuing education relevant to nursing practice

Clinical Nurse Specialist

4h Continuing education relevant to nursing practice

Licensed Practical Nurse

4h Continuing education relevant to the licensed practical nurse

Registered Nurse

4h Continuing education relevant to nursing practice

North Dakota Board of Nursing

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

4h Quality Assurance, Accrediting or Regulation Standards and Processes

Licensed Practical Nurse

4h Quality Assurance, Accrediting or Regulation Standards and Processes

Registered Nurse

4h Quality Assurance, Accrediting or Regulation Standards and Processes

South Carolina Board of Nursing

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

4h General

Licensed Practical Nurse

4h General

Registered Nurse

4h General

West Virginia Board of Registered Nurses

Advanced Practice Registered Nurse

4h Teaching and learning process for health care personnel or for patients

Registered Nurse

4h Teaching and learning process for health care personnel or for patients

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Course Objectives

After the completion of this course you will be able to:

  1. Define alarm fatigue
  2. Understand why alarm fatigue is dangerous to patient care.
  3. Describe factors that contribute to alarm fatigue.
  4. List strategies nurses and clinicians can use to reduce the number of false alarms.
  5. Examine how a multidisciplinary team can help healthcare organizations tackle alarm fatigue.
  6. Discuss future innovations in alarm management.

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