Noise, stress, and annoyance in a pediatric intensive care unit

@article{Morrison2003NoiseSA,
  title={Noise, stress, and annoyance in a pediatric intensive care unit},
  author={Wynne Ellen Morrison and Ellen C. Haas and Donald H. Shaffner and Elizabeth Garrett and James C. Fackler},
  journal={Critical Care Medicine},
  year={2003},
  volume={31},
  pages={113-119}
}
ObjectiveTo measure and describe hospital noise and determine whether noise can be correlated with nursing stress measured by questionnaire, salivary amylase, and heart rate. DesignCohort observational study. SettingTertiary care center pediatric intensive care unit. SubjectsRegistered nurses working in the unit. InterventionsNone. Measurements and Main ResultsEleven nurse volunteers were recruited. An audiogram, questionnaire data, salivary amylase, and heart rate were collected in a quiet… 
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