Alarms have their advantages and disadvantages. However, we could not thrive in nursing without alarms because they save lives. Are they annoying at times, yes they do. In the ICU, alarms are never shut off or turned down; they are set specifically to the patients’ parameters. (Hebda & Czar, 2013, p. 14) stated that “Patient safety is a priority for the health systems, professionals, and consumers around the world.” In the scenario given regarding working in a sterile environment and having my cell phone ringing; I would be truthful and tell my patient that I am doing a sterile procedure and cannot touch the phone at this time. For example, there are several times when doctors and I are doing a sterile procedure and his or her phone or beeper rings, what do they do? In reality, the doctors ask another nurse who is in the sterile environment, but is not a part of the procedure to answer the phone or beeper.…