Analysis of Alarm Fatigue Status among Nurses in Surgical Intensive Care Unit
WANG Liru
HU Xingxing
WANG Haixin
CHENG Lingyan
Abstract：Objective To understand the current status of alarm fatigue among nurses in surgical intensive care units(SICU).Methods A self-designed questionnaire on the status of alarm fatigue among SICU nurses was used to surveyed 93 clinical nurses that working in the SICU of a tertiary general hospital in Beijing.Results The total score of alarm fatigue among SICU nurses was(67.27±9.00).Among the dimensions,the score for visual information fatigue was(33.02±4.99)and that for alert response fatigue was(34.25±10.20),Years of work experience was an influencing factor of alarm fatigue(P<0.05).Conclusion The work of SICU nurses is under long-term high noise levels,high alarm frequency and heavy workload environment,they are generally face with varying degrees of alarm fatigue risk which need urgent attention.It is recommended to optimize nursing management measures of warning signs and alarm messages,in order to provide a more scientific basis for improving SICU nurses'alarm response capability and patient safety.
Keywords：surgical intensive care unitnursesalarm fatiguenursing managementsafetyinfluencing factors
Publication Date：2025-12-10
Online Publishing Date：2026-01-05(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：4( 1075-1078 )