Noise Pollution in the Operating Room
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2019
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Anesthesia providers have a responsibility of maintaining safe environments for both patients and themselves. This includes minimizing potential distractions that can result from noise pollution within the operating room. The literature review examined the different causes of noise pollution in the operating room and revealed multiple effects that it has on anesthesia providers. Potential solutions, including a behavior modification process to counteract the harmful effects of noise in the operating room, were heavily promoted throughout the literature. As noise levels in the operating room continue to increase, it is imperative that student registered nurse anesthetists (SRNAs) be educated on the definition of noise and its implications for work. The objective of this project was to enhance the knowledge base of 21 SRNAs for future clinical encounters. The AdventHealth University MSNA Nurse Anesthesia Program (AHU NAP) SRNA Cohort of 2019 was educated with a 30-minute PowerPoint presentation on the implications of noise for their clinical practice. A ten-item questionnaire was administered before and after the educational presentation to determine any increase in the participants’ knowledge base. A correlation between scores utilizing statistical software determined that an increase in the knowledge base of the SRNAs was achieved. Noise pollution education was successfully implemented and resulted in an increase in SRNA knowledge base. Noise pollution in the operating room is relevant to the anesthesia profession. Therefore, a thorough understanding of noise pollution etiology, risk factors, incidence, prevalence, evidence-based prevention and treatment, may be advantageous in possibly reducing its occurrence.
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