Nursing evidence-based interprofessional practice guidelines for impaired comfort related noise in ICU – Systematic Literature Review

Abstract

Objective: To relate the noise produced in the ICU to the discomfort of patients and the implementation of measures and care proposed by the nurse to reduce environmental stressors. Method: Descriptive and exploratory study and the type of research was bibliographical. The research sources were articles in the national nursing journals, comprised between 2011 and 2017. The following data sources were used: MEDLINE, LILACS contained in the Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde (BVS). Results: It was evidenced that the diagnosis of impaired comfort can manifest itself in several ways and when related to undesirable sound effects, can further harm the health of the patient Conclusion: The study reached the proposed objectives and we have seen that the comfort impaired to the hospitalized patient is directly related to undesirable sound stimuli and that the nurse as a prescriber of care and through the humanized care, should implement measures, especially in the intensive care unit, and these past with the multidisciplinary team in the form of awareness about the importance and the causes that generate stressful sounds and noises in an Intensive Care Unit. Keywords: discomfort, noise, intensive care and nursing care.