News spotlight: Program brings pediatric patients peace and quiet (time)
Nurse Leader Weekly, November 24, 2008
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Screeching pharmacy carts, incessant overhead pages, and the constant beeping of patient-monitoring equipment are some of the everyday sounds of a facility that can disturb patients from getting much-needed rest.
UC Davis Medical Center in Sacramento, CA is one of a number of hospitals aiming for a more peaceful atmosphere with a daily, one-hour "quiet time" program implemented in its pediatric unit. During the designated quiet time, which takes place an hour after lunch, staff lower patients' TV volume, dim the lights, and even ask patients' families to take a break from visiting loved ones. The unit also prohibits the use of pharmacy and food carts and unnecessary nurse and physician visits.
The benefits of the quiet time quiet-time hour have shown greater benefits than the serenity of silence. It provides structure for the unit's young patients and allows a truly relaxed down-period for patients constantly beleaguered by monitors and tests.
It took six months to coordinate hospital staffs' schedules and nursing programs to before implementing the program in September. Assistant Nurse Manager, Ellen Kissinger hopes the facility will eventually extend the period of quiet time.
Source: The Sacramento Bee
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