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.

Do windows or natural views affect outcomes or costs among patients in ICUs?

Do windows or natural views affect outcomes or costs among patients in ICUs?  Critical care medicine, July 2013, Vol. 41(7), p.1645-55.

Kohn, R., et al.

http://journals.lww.com/ccmjournal/Abstract/2013/07000/Do_Windows_or_Natural_Views_Affect_Outcomes_or.7.aspx

Objective: To determine whether potential exposure to natural light via windows or to more pleasing views through windows affects outcomes or costs among critically ill patients.