The Effect of Education on Environmental Stressors Perceived by Patients

The education was designed to cover the environmental stressors of the intensive care unit and the practices performed to reduce these stressors. The education content was created according to the Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Theory based on the institution's cardiovascular surgical intensive care unit protocols (Cardiovascular surgical intensive care unit visitor entry-exit rules information form) and the literature (included at the end of the presentation). Expert (intensive care nurses, ward nurses, cardiovascular surgeons and academic nurses) opinions were obtained. Patient-friendly and simple language was used to ensure that the content of the information presentation was acceptable and interesting.