Open AccessMonitor-Watcher Use, Nurses’ Knowledge of Electrocardiographic Monitoring, and Arrhythmia Detection
Author(s) -
Marjorie Funk,
Kristopher Fennie,
Krista Knudson,
Halley Ruppel
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
american journal of critical care
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.592
H-Index - 81
eISSN - 1937-710X
pISSN - 1062-3264
DOI - 10.4037/ajcc2021122
Subject(s) - medicine , medical emergency , medline , emergency medicine , political science , law
Electrocardiographic telemetry monitors are ubiquitous in hospitals. Dedicated monitor watchers, either on the unit or in a centralized location, are often responsible for observing telemetry monitors and responding to their alarms. The impact of use of monitor watchers is not known.