title: Promoting a healing environment: quiet time in the intensive care unit.
abstract: A midafternoon "quiet time" period was instituted to promote patients' recovery and healing.
authors.affiliation: Overlook Hospital Intensive Care Unit, Atlantic Health System, Summit, New Jersey, USA. charlene.ruggiero@ahsys.org
authors.forename: Charlene
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ruggiero
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Dziedzic
mesh_terms: D006272:Health Facility Environment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006746:Hospital Bed Capacity, 500 and over; D006761:Hospitals; D007362:Intensive Care Units / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D009622:Noise / Q000517:prevention & control*; D016134:Organizational Policy; D012063:Relaxation; D012890:Sleep