Reduce Noise Levels
- Install sound-absorbing ceiling tiles/wall panels
- Treat hallways to reduce equipment sounds
- Decentralize nursing stations
- Eliminate overhead paging systems
- Evaluate alarm appropriateness
- Mask noxious sounds with pleasant sounds
- Establish quiet zones & interrupt-free zones
- Build single-patient rooms
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