ASSIGNMENT | Distractors in our Environments (graded)

Purpose

This week’s graded discussion topic relates to the following Course Outcome (CO).

• CO6 Discuss the principles of data integrity, professional ethics, and legal requirements related to data security, regulatory requirements, confidentiality, and client’s right to privacy. (PO 6)

Discussion Question

• Distractions are everywhere. They may include cellphones, multiple alarms sounding, overhead paging, monitors beeping, and various interruptions that disrupt your clinical practice.
• Give an example of an ethical or legal issue that may arise if a patient has a poor outcome or sentinel event because of a distraction such as alarm fatigue. What does evidence reveal about alarm fatigue and distractions in healthcare when it comes to patient safety?

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Assigned readings:

Hebda, T., Hunter, K., & Czar, P. (2019). Handbook of informatics for nurses & healthcare professionals (6th ed.). Pearson.

• Chapter 1: An Overview of Informatics in Healthcare: 6-16 (WO 1, 3)
• Chapter 6: Policy, Legislation, and Regulation Issues for Informatics Practice: 103-109 (WO 4)

Kai, S., & Lipschultz, A. (2015). Patient safety and healthcare technology management. (Links to an external site.) Biomedical Instrumentation & Technology, 49(1), 60-65.  (Links to an external site.)https://doi.org/10.2345/0899-820549.1.60.  (WOs 2, 4)

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West, P., Abbott, P., & Probst, P. (2014). Alarm fatigue: A concept analysis (Links to an external site.). Online Journal of Nursing Informatics, 18(2), 1.  (WO 4)

SAMPLE SOLUTION

Technological improvements in healthcare institutions have been on the rise over the past years. These changes have brought sophistication and complications in healthcare delivery, which many are made with built-in loud alarms. The alarms are supposed to inform the health professionals concerning a deviation from a usual uncertain status. Study indicates that over eighty per cent of hospital alarms ORDER YOUR PAPER AT studenthelp.contentfence.com number of fake alarms has resulted in alarm fatigue. Patient deaths have been linked to alarm fatigue. Alarm fatigue happens when nurses get overwhelmed by many alarm signals, which lead to alarm desensitization, and as a result, nurses ORDER YOUR PAPER AT studenthelp.contentfence.com caused by false alarms have led to nurses reducing the audible alarm signals volume and adjusting the alarm settings beyond limits crucial for patients, which has led to sentinel occurrences and patient loss….