Creating Naptime: An Overnight, Non-Pharmacologic Intensive Care Unit Sleep Promotion Protocol

Specific Aims: 1. Quantify baseline patient room disruptions in the medical ICU during the proposed nocturnal Naptime . 1. Obtain baseline light and noise levels in selected medical ICU study rooms. 2. Obtain baseline activity level levels in selected medical ICU study rooms. 3. Assess baseline information regarding nursing experience, prior training / beliefs regarding sleep promotion in the medical ICU 2. Assess the feasibility of instituting a 4 hour (Midnight to 4:00 AM) nocturnal Naptime with minimization of patient interaction via tracking of differences in patient room activity, light and noise levels in control versus intervention patients. Secondary Aim 3. Examine the associations between Naptime provision and patient sleep quality.