Table 1.
Participants’ General Characteristics (n = 90).
| Characteristics | Category | n (%) | Mean (SD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age(years) | 24~29 | 51 (56.7) | 30.46 (5.30) |
| 30~49 | 39 (43.3) | ||
| Gender | Male | 9 (10.0) | |
| Female | 81 (90.0) | ||
| Education | BSN | 81 (90.0) | |
| MSN | 9 (10.0) | ||
| Position | RN | 83 (92.2) | |
| CN | 7 (7.8) | ||
| ICU type | SICU | 23 (25.6) | |
| MICU | 37 (41.1) | ||
| CCU | 12 (13.3) | ||
| CPICU | 18 (20.0) | ||
| Total clinical experience (years) | 1~5 5~10 >10 |
51 (56.7) 18 (20.0) 21 (23.3) |
5.52 (5.39) |
| ICU clinical experience (years) |
1~5 | 52 (57.8) | 5.02 (4.95) |
| 5~10 | 20 (22.2) | ||
| >10 | 18 (20.0) | ||
| Number of patients | 2 patients | 76 (84.4) | |
| >3 patients | 14 (15.6) | ||
| Alarm-management education |
Yes | 65 (72.2) | |
| No | 25 (27.8) | ||
| Trained medical equipment (within 2 years) (Multiple answers) |
Ventilator | 60 (66.7) | |
| physiological monitor | 60 (66.7) | ||
| Infusion pump | 63 (70.0) | ||
| Defibrillator | 80 (88.9) | ||
| Others (ECMO, CRRT, IABP, EV100, NO gas, servo-I, Masimo) |
19 (21.1) | ||
| Experience of alarm related accident | Yes | 26 (28.9) | |
| Indirected | 48 (53.3) | ||
| No | 16 (17.8) | ||
| Insight of Concept | Yes | 30 (33.3) | |
| No | 60 (66.7) |
SD, standard deviation; BSN, bachelor science of nursing; MSN, master science of nursing; RN, registered nurse; CN, charged nurse; SICU, surgical intensive care unit; MICU, medical intensive care unit; CCU, coronary care unit; CPICU, cardiopulmonary intensive care unit; ECMO, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation; CCRT, continuous renal replacement therapy; IABP, intra-aortic balloon pump; NO gas, nitric oxide gas.