Download or read book Hospital Noise-reduction in the Inpatient Setting written by Liza Egekeze and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The high levels of noise in the hospital environment is becoming a major health concern, despite safe noise levels recommendations from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the World Health Organization (WHO). Hospital environmental noise negatively impacts patients and staff, and exposure to noise has been identified as a major cause of sleep disruption in hospitalized patients, leading to increased stress and recovery time, and the exacerbation of psychiatric symptoms. Reducing noise levels in the hospital setting can improve patient outcomes and patient satisfaction."--Abstract.