The effect of a quality improvement based on one-meter rule on reducing the noise pollution of surgical intensive care unit
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1672-7088.2019.09.011
- VernacularTitle: 基于一米法则的护理质量改善在ICU噪声管理中的应用研究
- Author:
Congcong LIU
1
;
Yu WANG
;
Yu HAN
Author Information
1. Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan 250021, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Noise;
Intensive care unit;
One-meter rule;
Quality improvement program
- From:
Chinese Journal of Practical Nursing
2019;35(9):685-689
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To reduce the noise level of surgical intensive care unit through quality improvement program based on one-meter rule.
Methods:Measure the status quo of noise level and find out the main noise resources. Implement one-meter rule for three weeks and retest the noise level for a period of seven days. Investigate the satisfaction of medical staff and patients. T-test was performed to compare the noise level and satisfaction.
Results:The mean noise level were (58.58±0.95) dB before implementation of quality improvement program and was lowered to (55.89±0.92)dB. There was a significant difference(t=4.890, P=0.001). The five time points except eleven o′clock during which the noise levels were over 60 dB decreased significantly after implementation of one-meter rule (t=2.858-6.643, P<0.05). After intervention, satisfaction related to noise level of medical staff and patients scored 10.97±0.93 and 10.63±1.15 respectively, which were higher than before (8.68±1.49, 8.13±1.18) and there were significant differences (t=-11.231,-10.701,P<0.01).
Conclusions:One-meter rule intervention can decrease the noise level significantly, and increase medical staff′s and patients′ satisfaction, which is worthy of extensive promotion and application.
