Music Listening as a Postanesthesia Care Unit (PACU) Nursing Intervention

The preferred music listening group will receive 15 minute patient-preferred music listening selection intervention in the Prep Room and unlimited music listening selection intervention in the PACU once cognitively ready until discharge criteria met.

The relaxation breathing group will receive the relaxation and breathing instructions over soft monotone hypnotic music in the PreOp unit before surgery and then in the PACU once cognitively ready to listen to the hypnotic music until discharge criteria met.