An Alarming Trend

Alarms have gotten much more attention in the last few years as a patient safety intervention, and they seem to have far more opponents than proponents. I ’m not talking about alarms that alert an intensive care unit nurse of a critically low oxygen saturation or dangerous arrhythmia. I am referring to devices like bed alarms, tab alarms, pressure sensor pads, chair alarms, and the like. As a fall and injury reduction measure, alarms have essentiall y become the new equivalent of physical restraints or antipsychotics in the way they have been demonized.
Source: Caring for the Ages - Category: Health Management Authors: Tags: on my mind Source Type: news