Effect of Music on Pain After Open Heart Surgery
Music, as a nursing intervention, is a noninvasive and safe therapy for health promotion of patients. However, the music listened to by patients should be of a sedative quality, and culturally appropriate selections should be offered. Nurses who can use music listening as an intervention for patients who have undergone open heart surgery promote nursing autonomy and the idea that nurses are able to affect patients' environment. It is advisable that music become a part of nursing care offered to patients experiencing pain, because music is a low-cost therapy that has no side effects.
Clinical Implications
Music, as a nursing intervention, is a noninvasive and safe therapy for health promotion of patients. However, the music listened to by patients should be of a sedative quality, and culturally appropriate selections should be offered. Nurses who can use music listening as an intervention for patients who have undergone open heart surgery promote nursing autonomy and the idea that nurses are able to affect patients' environment. It is advisable that music become a part of nursing care offered to patients experiencing pain, because music is a low-cost therapy that has no side effects.
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