Noise Reduction in a Hospital Setting Using aCultural Change Model
- Editore:
VDM Verlag Dr. Müller e.K.
- EAN:
9783639057508
- ISBN:
3639057503
- Pagine:
- 72
- Formato:
- Paperback
- Lingua:
- Tedesco
Descrizione Noise Reduction in a Hospital Setting Using aCultural Change Model
The World Health Organization reports that whilenormal conversations occur at fifty-six to sixty dB,conversations in hospitals generally occur at higherlevels due to the louder baseline noise fromequipment and hospital activity. They recommend thatnoise levels in patient rooms be maintained at levelsat or below 35 dB. Environmental modifications caneffectively decrease noise levels, yet the process ofcaring for hospitalized patients necessitatesfrequent and ongoing interpersonal dialogues.Minimizing the patient exposure to interpersonalcommunications between employees requires a change inemployee behaviors. Hospital based studies havereported some success in reducing noise levels byestablishing equipment and purchase standards relatedto noise and designing units to control sounds. Whileeffective, structural changes and equipment purchasescan be cost prohibitive for many facilities. The goalof this pilot study was to develop, implement andevaluate an educational program on noise reduction.
