ALARM SYSTEM SAFETY IMPROVEMENT 2024 AND 2025

GREAT PRESENTATION

1. ALARM SYSTEM SAFETY IMPROVEMENT Student’s Name Institution/Department Course Instructor Date

2. Introduction A comprehensive approach to clinical alarm systems is indispensable To achieve this: Leaders should establish alarm system safety as a hospital priority Important alarm signals should be identified Policies and procedures to address these alarm signals should be identified Practitioners and staff should be educated on the safety of these systems (The Joint Commission, 2021)

3. Alarm Systems Safety Prioritization Leaders should do the following: Have a leadership buy-in Communicate the value of alarm systems safety Allocate appropriate resources Develop performance metrics ( Sowan et al., 2022)

4. Alarm Systems Safety Prioritization Cont’d Leaders should do the following : Allocate appropriate resources Develop performance metrics ( Sowan et al., 2022)

5. Most Critical Alarm Signals These alarm signals include: Cardiac arrhythmia alarms and ventilator alarms High pressure alarms and low-oxygen saturation alarms Non-essential alarms and routine vital signal alarms Alarms associated with infusion pump ( Alsuyayfi & Alanazi , 2022)

6. Policies and Procedures for Alarms Management These policies and procedures include: Alarm threshold and parameters should be based on clinical evidence, best practices, expert recommendations, and involvement of multidisciplinary medical team. Alarms should be disabled when they cause undue noises and disruption. Approval is necessary. Clinical eng ineering staff should set initial alarm parameters Nurses should be responsible for alarm signals monitoring

7. Staff and Practitioner Education Staff and practitioners should be traine d on : Purpose and significance of alarm systems Proper operation of alarm systems Roles and responsibilities of each of them Re al-life simulations on how to respond to different alarms How to monitor alarms remotely

8. Reference Alsuyayfi , S., & Alanazi , A. (2022). Impact of clinical alarms on patient safety from nurses’ perspective.  Informatics in Medicine Unlocked ,  32 , 101047. Sowan , A. K., Staggers, N., Reed, C. C., Austin, T., Chen, Q., Xu, S., & Lopez, E. (2022). State of Science in Alarm System Safety: Implications for Researchers, Vendors, and Clinical Leaders.  Biomedical instrumentation & technology ,  56 (1), 19-28. The Joint Commission. (2021).  National Patient Safety Goals® Effective January 2021 for the Hospital Program . A Trusted Partner in Patient Care | The Joint Commission.  https://www.jointcommission.org/-/media/tjc/documents/standards/national-patient-safety-goals/2021/npsg_chapter_hap_jan2021.pdf