Contribution of Electrocardiographic Accelerated Ventricular Rhythm Alarms to Alarm Fatigue

Contribution of Electrocardiographic Accelerated Ventricular Rhythm Alarms to Alarm Fatigue is organized by American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN).

Released/Updated: Apr 28, 2019
Expires: May 01, 2022

Accreditation:
• Contact Hours: 1.00
• CERP A: 1.00
• AACN programming meets the standards for most states that require mandatory continuing education contact hours for license and/or certification renewal.

Topics: ECG, Patient Safety

Population: Adult, Geriatric

Role: APRN, Staff, Educator

Description:
This article discusses the clinical relevance of true accelerated ventricular rhythm alarms and implications on alarm management.

Objective:
• Identify three nursing responses to alarm fatigue.
• Define accelerated ventricular rhythm (AVR) and in what populations or clinical conditions this dysrhythmia may occur.
• Describe how the results of this study can be incorporated into alarm management strategies to reduce the overall number of alarms.

Additional details will be posted as soon as information is available.