“…Independent risk factors for agitation for patients in the ICU include history of a psychiatric diagnosis, high acuity of illness on presentation, use of restraint, presence of moderate to severe pain, invasive mechanical ventilation, and presence of genitourinary catheters 8,9 . To date, evidence is insufficient to suggest the effectiveness of nonpharmacologic approaches, such as the use of music, nature‐based sounds, and sensory interventions, to treat agitation in the ICU 10 . For this reason, sedatives are commonly used to relieve anxiety, reduce the stress of experiencing mechanical ventilation, and prevent agitation‐related self‐harm 2 …”