Music, noise, and the human voice in the nurse-patient environment.
Sound is an essential and constant component of the human environment. Nurses have a responsibility to therapeutically manipulate the environment, but some have not fully recognized the significance of noise, voice, or music in the nurse-patient milieu. This literature review provides a starting point for new studies that acknowledge the perception of sound as well as the physiological and psychological effects of sound on patients' well-being.
Baltimore City Health Department, USA.
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D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D003469:Culture; D006801:Humans; D009146:Music / Q000523:psychology*; D009622:Noise / Q000009:adverse effects*; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D012931:Social Environment; D014831:Voice