LeloFallz

Hello there!! :) Nurses, CNA's, all "hands-on" inpatient healthcare workers, I need your help!! I need your opinions on bed alarms! If you will please answer my questions, I'd be forever grateful. Thank you so much! 1) What kind of facility do you work for? (Hospital, Nursing Home, Assisted Living, Home Health Agency) 2) How often do you come into contact with bed alarms? 3) On a scale from 0 to 5 (0 being not effective at all, 5 being completely effective), how would you rate the effectiveness of bed alarms? 4) On a scale from 0 to 5 (0 being always, 5 being never), how often do you find dead batteries in bed alarms to go undetected in your facility? 5) On a scale from 0 to 5 (0 being always, 5 being never), how often do bed alarms sound without being heard in your facility? 6) On a scale from 0 to 5 (0 being always, 5 being never), how often is it difficult to locate a sounding alarm in your facility? 7) On a scale from 0 to 5 (0 being always, 5 being never), how often are bed alarms left disconnected in your facility? 8) On a scale from 0 to 5 (0 being always, 5 being never), how often do bed alarms malfunction with no apparent reason in your facility? 9) What other problems do you encounter with bed alarms? 10) In your opinion, what percentage of falls do you believe are prevented by bed alarms now? 11) In your opinion, if the issues discussed in Question #'s 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9 were resolved, what percentage of falls do you believe could be prevented by bed alarms? 12) Comments? Thanks so much!!!!