Our staff pledge to provide a restful environment at night by:

• Being sensitive to patients who need time to rest and recover.
• Encouraging patients to turn devices off or on silent mode.
• Having conversations with colleagues away from patients whenever they can.
• Wearing soft soled shoes.
• Closing doors and bins softly.
• Answering call bells, alarms, and telephones as quickly as possible.
• Dimming the lights or switching them off if they are not needed.
• Performing patient observation checks only when necessary.

As a patient, you can pledge to help provide a restful environment at night by:

• Being sensitive to other patients who need time to rest and recover just as much as you do.
• Turning your devices off or to silent mode.
• Using headphones if you want to watch or listen to something on a device.
• Speaking quietly to family and staff.
• Dimming your bedside light or switching it off if you are not using it.
• Closing bins and doors softly.

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