Abstract
Remote telemetry monitoring is often over-utilized throughout medical units in the hospital. Substituting an alternative surveillance monitoring device for heart rate and O2 monitoring can help decrease hospital costs, increase flow of patients, and increase nursing time to do other tasks.
Sigma Membership
Upsilon Mu at-Large
Lead Author Affiliation
Carolinas Healthcare System-NorthEast, Concord, North Carolina, USA
Type
Poster
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
Medical-Surgical, Surveillance Monitoring, Telemetry
Recommended Citation
Moser, Emily S., "Using surveillance monitoring as a catalyst for change: Decreasing over-utilization of telemetry monitoring" (2019). Convention. 136.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/convention/2019/posters_2019/136
Conference Name
45th Biennial Convention
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
Washington, DC, USA
Conference Year
2019
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Using surveillance monitoring as a catalyst for change: Decreasing over-utilization of telemetry monitoring
Washington, DC, USA
Remote telemetry monitoring is often over-utilized throughout medical units in the hospital. Substituting an alternative surveillance monitoring device for heart rate and O2 monitoring can help decrease hospital costs, increase flow of patients, and increase nursing time to do other tasks.
Description
45th Biennial Convention 2019 Theme: Connect. Collaborate. Catalyze.