Noise in the ICU patient room – Staff knowledge and clinical improvements

Noise in the ICU patient room – Staff knowledge and clinical improvements

Intensive and Critical Care Nursing Article in Press
Johansson L, Knutson S, Bergbom I, Lindahl B.

The acoustic environment in the intensive care unit patient room, with high sound levels and unpredictable sounds, is known to be poor and stressful. Therefore, the present study had two aims: to investigate staff knowledge concerning noise in the intensive care unit and: to identify staff suggestions for improving the sound environment in the intensive care unit patient room.