Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 79-87 , April 2010

The Impact of Music on the PACU Patient's Perception of Discomfort

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 Betty Easter, RN, CPAN was awarded a $500 Walmart community grant with which CD headsets and music CDs were purchased. A “talk light” noise meter was purchased for the PACU by the Catawba Medical Foundation in response to a written request by Laura DeBoer, RN, CAPA.

PII: S1089-9472(10)00057-2

doi: 10.1016/j.jopan.2010.01.017

Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing
Volume 25, Issue 2 , Pages 79-87 , April 2010

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