title: Reading as a Nursing Intervention for Agitation in Patients With Anoxic Brain Injury.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  The purpose of this article is to describe and recommend reading as a nursing intervention for agitated patients with anoxic brain injury.
  
  
  METHODS
  The design of this study is a case report of the results from reading to an agitated patient with anoxic brain injury.
  
  
  METHODS
  Observation of the effects of reading to an agitated patient.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Fifteen minutes of reading to an agitated patient during the evening hours had a calming effect.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Reading to agitated patients is an additional nursing intervention with little risk and represents efficient, patient-centered care.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Reading is a successful nursing intervention that has a calming effect on agitated patients.
authors.affiliation: 1 Formerly of Sharp Grossmont Rehabilitation Center, La Mesa, CA, USA2 San Diego State University, San Diego, CA, USA3 Sharp Grossmont Hospital, La Mesa, CA, USA.
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Schwark
authors.forename: Willa
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Fields
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D002534:Hypoxia, Brain / Q000451:nursing*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011595:Psychomotor Agitation / Q000451:nursing*; D011932:Reading; D019145:Rehabilitation Nursing / Q000379:methods