RCDD · Question #293
Which of the following is an alarm management output system?
The correct answer is D. Wireless telephone system. Alarm management output systems are responsible for distributing alerts to caregiving staff; a wireless telephone system fulfills this role by routing alarm notifications wirelessly.
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Which of the following is an alarm management output system?
Options
- APatient monitoring system
- BBed monitoring system
- CSecurity system
- DWireless telephone system
How the community answered
(25 responses)- A16% (4)
- B4% (1)
- C8% (2)
- D72% (18)
Why each option
Alarm management output systems are responsible for distributing alerts to caregiving staff; a wireless telephone system fulfills this role by routing alarm notifications wirelessly.
A patient monitoring system is an input/sensing device that measures and tracks patient vital signs, not an output system that distributes alarm notifications.
A bed monitoring system detects patient position or occupancy status and generates data as a source input, rather than serving as an output distribution mechanism for alarms.
A security system is designed to protect facility assets and personnel from unauthorized access or threats, which is a separate function from healthcare alarm management output.
A wireless telephone system is classified as an alarm management output system because it receives alarm signals from nurse call or other healthcare alert systems and delivers those notifications directly to mobile caregiving staff, completing the alarm notification chain from initiation to response.
Concept tested: Healthcare alarm management output system classification
Source: https://www.nfpa.org/codes-and-standards/nfpa-99-standard-for-health-care-facilities/2024/sections/chapter-7
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