Nurses' Alarm Fatigue Levels in Adult Intensive Care Units and Their Strategies to Reduce Fatigue: A Convergent Parallel Design.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Alarm fatigue is a challenge for nurses and patients. Also, feasible strategies to reduce/manage alarm fatigue are still unclear.

Aim

This study aimed to identify adult intensive care nurses' alarm fatigue levels and strategies to reduce alarm fatigue.

Design

A convergent parallel design was employed.

Method

The study was conducted between January and June 2022 in adult intensive care units of a university hospital, with 67 nurses in the quantitative phase and 14 in the qualitative phase. Quantitative data were collected using a personal information form, the Satisfaction Visual Analog Scale and the Nurses' Alarm Fatigue Questionnaire. Qualitative data were collected using a semi-structured interview form. Descriptive analyses, Mann-Whitney U, Kruska

SUBMITTER: Ucak A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12037928 | biostudies-literature | 2025 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature