Abstract

This presentation will describe a quality improvement project undertaken to decrease alarm fatigue and inappropriate use of telemetry in non-critically ill hospitalized patients by implementing process changes to improve adherence to published American Heart Association guidelines.

Description

44th Biennial Convention 2017 Theme: Influence Through Action: Advancing Global Health, Nursing, and Midwifery.

Author Details

Jennifer E. Matney, DNP, School of Nursing, Bouve College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Eliot DeSilva, MD, MPH, Hospital Medicine of Exeter, Exeter Hospital, Exeter, New Hampshire, USA

Sigma Membership

Eta Iota at-Large

Lead Author Affiliation

Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Quality Improvement

Research Approach

Translational Research/Evidence-based Practice

Keywords:

Alarm Fatigue, Hospital Resource Utilization, Telemetry

Conference Name

44th Biennial Convention

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

Conference Year

2017

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Decreasing the inappropriate use of telemetry in a community hospital

Indianapolis, Indiana, USA

This presentation will describe a quality improvement project undertaken to decrease alarm fatigue and inappropriate use of telemetry in non-critically ill hospitalized patients by implementing process changes to improve adherence to published American Heart Association guidelines.