Alarm fatigue has now been added to the
list of top patient safety concerns. Last year, The Joint Commission
issued a Sentinel Event Alert titled
Medical device alarm safety in hospitals
to address the issues presented due to providers becoming desensitized
or immune to the beeping of medical devices. This year, a new
National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG)
has been implemented requiring accredited hospitals and critical access
hospitals to improve their systems. Read these
documents and learn more about this pressing issue.
Alarm fatigue has now been added to the
list of top patient safety concerns. Last year, The Joint Commission
issued a Sentinel Event Alert titled Medical device alarm safety in hospitals
to address the issues presented due to providers becoming desensitized
or immune to the beeping of medical devices. This year, a new National Patient Safety Goal (NPSG)
has been implemented requiring accredited hospitals and critical access
hospitals to improve their systems. Read these
documents and learn more about this pressing issue. 
