Samantha is a nurse manager for a busy medical unit in an acute care hospital. She noticed that in the past few weeks that there has been a trend of complaints regarding the restful environment of her unit in the patient satisfaction reports
She discusses this issue with her staff, and they decide that the best thing to do is which of the following? A. Keeping all patient doors shut
B. Clustering nursing activities at night
C. Turning off all alarms after 2200
D. Strictly enforcing the visitation policy
C
In health care facilities, noise created by caregivers, equipment, and other patients causes a problem for patients.
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a. intervention. b. outcome. c. plan. d. diagnosis or analysis.
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