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clinical alarms designed signal unsatisfactory patient physiological state alert staff members malfunctioning medical equipment alarm desensitization fatigue occur clinicians exposed overwhelming number clinical alarms particularly nonactionable alarms alarm fatigue alarm management competency related use philips monitoring systems noted problematic among nurses working 27bed surgical intensive care unit teaching hospital northeastern florida quality improvement project conducted reduce alarm fatigue improve nursing competency managing alarms cease communication electrodes appropriateness setup education evidencebased alarm management bundle implemented unit representative alarm manufacturer conducted inservice training sessions clinical alarms survey developed healthcare technology foundation distributed intervention 115 nurses working unit descriptive inferential statistics used assess differences preintervention postintervention periods nurse participants demonstrated improved alarm management competency resulting significant improvements perceptions alarm functionality settings response time policy adherence statistically significant decrease selfreported alarm fatigue cease bundle found influence nursing practice joint commissions 2022 goal improving clinical alarm safety remains top priority nationwide implementation cease alarm management bundle effective reducing surgical intensive care unit nurses alarm fatigue improving alarm management practices