VMT data
Nursing staff and VMT data
Seventy-three registered nurses (56%) and 57
clinical associates (44%) responded to the survey. Respondents represented all of the monitorcapable units and all shifts of employment.
The vast majority of nursing staff respondents
(86.1%) indicated caring for monitored patients
some shifts, most shifts, or every shift worked.
Seven of 14 (50%) VMTs eligible to participate
in the study completed the interview process.
All employment shifts were represented, and reported VMT experience ranged from 1.3 to more
than 3 years.
The majority of nursing respondents (73%,
n = 95) and all VMTs interviewed believed that
VM was effective in preventing patient falls.
In addition, 62% (n = 81) of nursing respondents indicated that VM had triggered interventions to prevent other harmful patient outcomes such as patient removal of lines/tubes,
drug diversion/use, family abuse of the patient, flight/elopement risk, and patient selfharm. Video monitor technicians indicated that
VM has prompted intervention for the aforementioned patient safety issues and that they had
intervened when observing patients being violent
with nursing staff, smoking in the hospital room,
and having seizures.
