Here is the search technique that was used in PubMed to find articles on reducing use of call lights/bed alarms. A similar technique was used in Embase.

(“call light” OR “call lights” OR alarm OR alarms) AND (reduce OR reduces OR reduced OR reducing OR decrease OR decreases OR decreased OR decreasing) AND (use OR used OR usage OR frequency OR utilize OR utilizes OR utilized OR utilizing OR utilization) AND (patient OR patients OR inpatient OR inpatients)

Here are articles on reducing use of call lights/bed alarms. Not included are articles on automated artifact filtering, a possible technique for decreasing false alarms.

Walsh Irwin, Colleen, and Corrine YJurgens. “Proper skin preparation and electrode placement decreases alarms on a telemetry unit.” Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing 34.3 (2015):134-9.

Mitchell, Matthew D, et al. “Hourly rounding to improve nursing responsiveness: a systematic review.” The Journal of Nursing Administration 44.9 (2014):462-72.

Siebig, S, et al. “Users’ opinions on intensive care unit alarms–a survey of German intensive care units.” Anaesthesia and Intensive Care 37.1 (2009):112-6.

Culley, Tom. “Reduce call light frequency with hourly rounds.” Nursing Management 39.3 (2008):50-2.

Meade, Christine M, Amy LBursell, and LynKetelsen. “Effects of nursing rounds: on patients’ call light use, satisfaction, and safety.” American Journal of Nursing 106.9 (2006):58-70; quiz 70.

Fiterau, M, et al. “Automatic Identification of Artifacts in Monitoring Critically Ill Patients.” Intensive Care Medicine 39.2 (2013):S470.

Beep, Beep, Beep: Rescuing patients and nurses from pump alarms on an Inpatient Bone Marrow Transplant Unit. Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation,Volume 20, Issue 2, Supplement, February 2014, Page S306. Pamela Grant-Navarro, Marianne Wallace, Kathleen Choo, Jennifer Feustel.

Implementation of a Standardized Cardiac Monitor Care Process to Reduce Nuisance Alarms. Biology of Blood and Marrow Transplantation, Volume 20, Issue 2, Supplement, February 2014, Page S298. Kristen Coleman, Kristen Coleman, Laura Flesch, Melissa Hayward, Connie Koons, Lori Ann McKenna, Christopher Dandoy

An alarm ward round reduces the frequency of false alarms on the ICU at night. Koerber J.P., Walker J., Worsley M., Thorpe C.M. Journal of the Intensive Care Society 2011, 12:1 75-76.

Graham, Kelly C, and MariaCvach. “Monitor alarm fatigue: standardizing use of physiological monitors and decreasing nuisance alarms.” American journal of critical care 19.1 (2010):28-34; quiz 35.

Sendelbach, Sue, et al. “Stop the Noise: A Quality Improvement Project to Decrease Electrocardiographic Nuisance Alarms.” Critical Care Nurse 35.4 (2015):15-22; quiz 1p following 22.

Cvach, Maria M, et al. “Use of pagers with an alarm escalation system to reduce cardiac monitor alarm signals.” Journal of Nursing Care Quality 29.1 (2014):9-18.

Murray, Terri, et al. “Perceptions of reasons call lights are activated pre- and postintervention to decrease call light use.” Journal of Nursing Care Quality 25.4 (2010):366-72.