• imgonnatrythis@lemm.ee
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    1 year ago

    It’s a huge issue actually. All those beeps do prevent sleep and sleep deprivation worsens hospital dementia and slows healing. It’s antiquated AF. Who needs to hear the beeps? The Nurse. Nurse could be many yards away so beeps need to be loud. Do you really think this is the best way we have in the 21st century to alert nurses?

    • Awa@lemmy.worldM
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      1 year ago

      Definitely not the best way, but for (American and other?) healthcare companies it is the cheapest way. As a nurse, I do agree there should be better options. As you mentioned before, it’s not healthy for a peaceful healing environment, moreover, it makes nurses desensitized to alarms and that they blend in the background and become less effective at what they are supposed to do.