The effect of training on noise reduction in neonatal intensive care units

Creative Commons License

Incekar M. C., Balci S.

JOURNAL FOR SPECIALISTS IN PEDIATRIC NURSING, vol.22, no.3, 2017 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 22 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2017
  • Doi Number: 10.1111/jspn.12181
  • Journal Name: JOURNAL FOR SPECIALISTS IN PEDIATRIC NURSING
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Purpose: Noise, an environmental stimulus, is especially important in the neurobehavioral development of newborns and brain development of infants at high risk. Conditions in the neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) may cause certain sensory stimuli that are not appropriate for the development of newborns, especially preterm infants. This study was conducted in order to determine noise levels in the NICU and to evaluate the effect of training provided for noise control.