Preventing excessive noise exposure in infants, children, and adolescents

SJ Balk, RE Bochner, MA Ramdhanie, BK Reilly - Pediatrics, 2023 - publications.aap.org
Noise exposure is a major cause of hearing loss in adults. Yet, noise affects people of all
ages, and noise-induced hearing loss is also a problem for young people. Sensorineural …

Workplace hazards faced by nursing assistants in the United States: A focused literature review

AML Walton, B Rogers - … journal of environmental research and public …, 2017 - mdpi.com
Nursing assistants (NAs) make up a large share of the healthcare provider workforce and
their numbers are expected to grow. NAs are predominantly women who earn a low wage …

Effects of stress on critical care nurses: a national cross-sectional study

A Vahedian-Azimi, M Hajiesmaeili… - Journal of intensive …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Health care is a demanding field, with a high level of responsibility and
exposure to emotional and physical danger. High levels of stress may result in depression …

The effects of noise levels on nurses in intensive care units

B Terzi, F Azizoğlu, Ş Polat, N Kaya… - Nursing in critical …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
ABSTRACT Background Intensive care units (ICUs) are noisy environments, which may
have negative psychological effects on nurses. Aims and objectives To investigate the …

Nurse stressors and satisfiers in the NICU

E Fiske - Advances in Neonatal Care, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background: Working in a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) can be both rewarding and
stressful. Stressors can outweigh satisfiers, leading to job dissatisfaction and turnover. Nurse …

Reducing medical device alarms by an order of magnitude: a human factors approach

E Koomen, CS Webster, D Konrad… - … and intensive care, 2021 - journals.sagepub.com
The intensive care unit (ICU) is one of the most technically advanced environments in
healthcare, using a multitude of medical devices for drug administration, mechanical …

Effects of intensive care unit ambient sounds on healthcare professionals: results of an online survey and noise exposure in an experimental setting

N Schmidt, SM Gerber, B Zante, T Gawliczek… - Intensive care medicine …, 2020 - Springer
Background Noise levels on intensive care units (ICUs) are typically elevated. While many
studies reported negative effects of ICU ambient sounds on patients, only few investigated …

“Noise Factory”: a qualitative study exploring healthcare providers' perceptions of noise in the intensive care unit

A Kebapcı, P Güner - Intensive and Critical Care Nursing, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives This study aimed to explore healthcare providers' perceptions of noise in the
intensive care unit. Design A qualitative exploratory study was conducted using group …

Environmental noise levels in hospital settings: a rapid review of measurement techniques and implementation in hospital settings

R Wallis, E Harris, H Lee, W Davies, F Astin - Noise and Health, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Background: Hospitals provide treatment to improve patient health and well-being but the
characteristics of the care environment receive little attention. Excessive noise at night has a …

Cardiorespiratory and pulse oximetry monitoring in hospitalized children: a Delphi process

AC Schondelmeyer, ML Dewan, PW Brady… - …, 2020 - publications.aap.org
OBJECTIVES: Cardiorespiratory and pulse oximetry monitoring in children who are
hospitalized should balance benefits of detecting deterioration with potential harms of alarm …