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.

Description

45th Biennial Convention 2019 Theme: Connect. Collaborate. Catalyze.

Authors

Emily S. Moser

Author Details

Emily S. Moser, MSN, APRN, AGCNS-BC - Clinical Education Services, Carolinas Healthcare System-NorthEast, Concord, North Carolina, USA

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

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.