A patient monitor system comprising: a signal processor configured to analyze signals from physiological parameter sensors and present physiological data values, plots, and alarms, wherein the signal processor is configured to determine a respiration rate or SpO2; a display configured to display the physiological values and plots to a user of the patient monitor system; an advisor engine, routine, or processor connected with the signal processor to analyze at least alarm occurrences and provide directly actionable advice for reducing alarm occurrences which advice is displayed unobtrusively on the display, the directly actionable advice for reducing alarm occurrences comprising one of advice for adjusting a high respiration rate limit, advice for adjusting a low respiration rate limit, advice for adjusting a high SpO2 limit, and advice for adjusting a low SpO2 limit; and a user input configured to allow the user to input user instructions; wherein the advisor engine, routine, or processor is further configured to: sense, in response to a signal being received from the user input, if the user inputs user instructions at the user input; derive the current interaction of the user in response to a signal being received from the user input; characterized in that the advisor engine, routine or processor is further configured to: cause the display of directly actionable advice to be delayed based on the current interaction of the user such that the directly actionable advice is displayed unobtrusively, wherein the advice is displayed when the user instructions indicate both that the user is present to see the display and an appropriate time or point in the patient treatment and monitoring routine for the user to implement the advice. a signal processor configured to analyze signals from physiological parameter sensors and present physiological data values, plots, and alarms, wherein the signal processor is configured to determine a respiration rate or SpO2; a display configured to display the physiological values and plots to a user of the patient monitor system; an advisor engine, routine, or processor connected with the signal processor to analyze at least alarm occurrences and provide directly actionable advice for reducing alarm occurrences which advice is displayed unobtrusively on the display, the directly actionable advice for reducing alarm occurrences comprising one of advice for adjusting a high respiration rate limit, advice for adjusting a low respiration rate limit, advice for adjusting a high SpO2 limit, and advice for adjusting a low SpO2 limit; and advice for adjusting a high respiration rate limit, advice for adjusting a low respiration rate limit, advice for adjusting a high SpO2 limit, and advice for adjusting a low SpO2 limit; and a user input configured to allow the user to input user instructions; wherein the advisor engine, routine, or processor is further configured to: sense, in response to a signal being received from the user input, if the user inputs user instructions at the user input; derive the current interaction of the user in response to a signal being received from the user input; sense, in response to a signal being received from the user input, if the user inputs user instructions at the user input; derive the current interaction of the user in response to a signal being received from the user input;