Alarms

done already, narrows the things that the reader can manipulate the word “it” by saying that “it” has to be “lifting up” and also has to be “large as a giant”. Consequently, although the option of interpreting “it” with an alarm clock is no longer a valid option since an alarm clock doesn’t follow the rule of being large or lifting up, the other options of interpreting “it” are still valid. For example, considering that the nuclear bomb was the reason for the noise that sounded like a pressure…

Clinical alarms are designated to alert the caregivers of potential adverse patient conditions. There have been many shortcomings that have been discussed across the country by performing numerous studies and analyses. According to (Cvach, Dang, Foster, & Irechukwu, n.d.), “ In 2002, the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations reviewed 23 reports of death or injury that were related to mechanical ventilation. Nineteen of those events resulted in death, and 4 resulted in…

The day before the ride along. October 21st 2016, I was excited for more than one reason. Not only was I going to be participating in a ride along with a station in a city I’d be potentially working for in the coming years. I was also getting to see my family for the first time in 3 months. Having left my car at home for my father to use, I had no means of getting back and forth between my home. Needless to say it was nice to see them all again, but I had to focus on the upcoming ride along. So…

fire alarm system can only protect your business so far. Here are five benefits to investing in the fire alarm monitoring service at Mijac Alarms. #1 Reduced Response Time A fire can grow from a single flame to a raging inferno in just moments, taking a thriving business to the ground in the blink of an eye. Employees focused on evacuating customers may not be able to alert the fire department in time to save the business. However, a monitoring service will be alerted the second the alarm…

Problem of Alarm Fatigue Introduction: Enter any emergency room or hospital floor, and you will most likely find yourself accompanied with the sounds of beeps, chimes, and dings. Sounds are from the multitude of medical monitors and equipment being used to protect and keep patients alive. Alarms can be categorized as either physiological or technical. Physiological alarms are caused by a vital sign or patient conditions which has been deemed abnormal by the equipment or hospital. Technical…

(Siedlecki, 2008). Once the topic has been identifies, the next step is to develop a problem statement. The problem statement tells the reader why the subject being presented is important. For this author’s project on reducing alarm fatigue, the problem statement is as follows: Alarm fatigue continues to be a national health care concern. The problem has made the top 10 list of health care concerns by the ECRI Institute for the past five years and as the number one in 2015 and 2014…

Most people enjoy lucid dreaming because they are aware that they are dreaming and dreams offer a no consequence environment to experience. Researchers wanted to investigate if there is a correlation between lucid dreaming and pressing snooze on alarm clocks. In my article called “Lucid…

Every morning my alarm goes off with it’s usual perky and uplifting beat. I can only assume that the person who created this arousing tune had the intention of waking one up feeling fresh, revitalized, and ready to take on the day. The reality is, it does the complete opposite, it makes me want to cover myself in enough blankets and pillows until I can finally drown out the horrendous noise. Instead I reluctantly force myself out of bed at an ungodly time and drive to Oak Grove elementary school…

With the guilt of knowing I will not reach eight hours of sleep tonight, I force my brain to shut down, and darkness envelopes me. The next day drags on and soon find myself falling captive to my bed once more. A fire alarm blares and I jolt off my bed, only to realize that my alarm had gone off. Race day has arrived. Heart pumping, I snatch my prepared outfit for the day and quickly hop into the shower. After I am clean…

Beep, beep, beep! went Juniper's alarm. "Ugh," groaned Juniper, dragging herself out of bed. Juniper used the washroom, made her bed, and changed her clothes. Juniper loved the mornings, except for one part: going through the hallway; it took like one million years to get through! One million years later, she reached the stairs and sighed with relief. "Ahhh!" exclaimed Juniper. She started to walk down the stairs . . . until she reached the bottom stair with a toy car stuck to her bottom.…