Noise in the intensive care setting.
Noise in the Intensive Care Unit not only deprives the patient of vital uninterrupted sleep, it also sets in motion stressful psychological and physiological responses which are harmful to the patient. This brief overview of noise as a stressor will serve to encourage nurses to provide an optimum environment for healing.
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D006272:Health Facility Environment / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D009622:Noise / Q000009:adverse effects*