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Brianna Fanning
Dominga Needham
Anthony Ortiz
Vanessa Rushing
Plan Why
- Patient complaints of noise
and unnecessary
interruptions during
hospital stay
- Noise has negative
consequences to health2,4
How
- Education of staff and
environmental alterations
Where
Plan
- Medical Surgical floor
When
- Interventions implemented
for 3 months
Do ๏ Lowering alarm monitoring
volumes at night3,5,6
๏ Responding quickly to
alarms, call bells, and
phones3,5,6
๏ Educating staff to be
mindful of noise
volumes3,5,6
Do ๏ Reducing volumes on
phones and IV pumps3,5,6
๏ Closing doors during rounds
and at night3,5,6
๏ Initiating quiet time for an
hour during the day shift1
Study ๏ Effectiveness of quiet time1
๏ Effectiveness of
environmental
alterations3,5,6
๏ Effectiveness of
education3,5,6
Act