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Adult nursing
Quantitative study – other
Use of sleep care guidelines in a surgical intensive care unit reduces noise levels and improves patient-reported sleep quality
  1. Susan Koch1,
  2. Helen Noble2
  1. 1Royal District Nursing Service, St Kilda, Victoria, Australia
  2. 2Queens University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland
  1. Correspondence to Susan Koch
    Royal District Nursing Service, 31 Alma Road, St Kilda, VIC 3182, Australia; skoch{at}rdns.com.au

https://doi.org/10.1136/ebn1172

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    Commentary on: Li SY, Wang TJ, Vivienne Wu SF, et al. Efficacy of controlling night-time noise and activities to improve patients' sleep quality in a surgical intensive care unit. J Clin Nurs 2011;20: 396–407.OpenUrlCrossRefPubMedWeb of Science

    Implications for practice and research

    • ▪ Nurses need to be aware of the impact that care delivery has on sleep quality and the importance of sleep for recuperation.

    • ▪ Changes to routine care may have a positive impact on sleep quality from the perception of the patient.

    • ▪ Further studies to examine patients' perception of sleep quality throughout a hospital stay are required.

    • ▪ Observational studies are needed to observe how staffs apply guidelines in practice to reduce noise and light to promote patients' sleep during a hospital stay.

    Context

    Critical care nurses have traditionally adopted a biomedical and technological approach to caring for their patients. As a result, the physical and technical aspects of patient care are prioritised, and the sleep experience of the patient may not be considered. Poor sleep quality places critically ill patients at greater risk for …

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    • Competing interests None.