Exploring the relationship between perceived visual access to nature and nurse burnout
2021
HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 14
Pages 258-273
Author(s): Mihandoust, S., Pati, D., Lee, J., Roney, J.
An abundance of research has been conducted on factors leading to burnout, the healing power of nature, and how stress affects and/or is affected by burnout in patients and families. However, little research has been done on the physical and visual connection to nature and nursing burnout.
Added March 2021
Airflow patterns through single hinged and sliding doors in hospital isolation rooms – Effect of ventilation, flow differential and passage
2016
Building and Environment
Journal Article
Author(s): Kalliomäki, p., Saarinen, P., Tang, J. W., Koskela, h.
Patients with highly contagious diseases are often housed in negative pressure isolation rooms. These rooms attempt to reduce cross-infections within the hospital. However, airflows produced by healthcare worker movements and door opening motions pose the risk of spreading pathogen-laden air from negative pressure isolation rooms into other spaces. A significant number of previous studies have examined the impact of single-hinged door-generated airflows, but few have compared hinged doors with sliding doors.
Added December 2016
An Assessment of Levels of Safety in Psychiatric Units
2016
HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 10
Pages 66-80
Author(s): Bayramzadeh, S.
As mental treatment facilities see increases in the number of patients seeking care, facilities face mounting pressure in their attempts to promote patient well-being and safety. The author suggests that there is a lack of systematic empirical studies that examine how the design of mental healthcare facilities contributes to patient care and safety.
Added September 2016
Design in mind: eliciting service user and frontline staff perspectives on psychiatric ward design through participatory methods
2016
Journal of Mental Health
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 25
Pages 114-121
Author(s): Csipke, E., Papoulias, C., Vitoratou, S., Williams, P., Rose, D., Wykes, T.
Previous studies have shown repeatedly that the physical design of psychiatric wards has a significant impact on patient recovery and well-being. It has also been found that staff and patients often express conflicting expectations regarding the design of psychiatric wards. Therefore, it is important to better understand different stakeholder perceptions of the same environment so that the most effective design decisions can be made. One possible way of doing this would be using the “SURE model,” which is a participatory method involving collaborations with service users during all stages of the study.
Added June 2016
Understanding Green Building Design and Healthcare Outcomes: Evidence-Based Design Analysis of an Oncology Unit
2016
Journal of Architectural Engineering
Journal Article
Author(s): Campion, N., Thiel, C. L., Focareta, J., Bilec, M. M.
The United States healthcare industry is a major part of the economy as well as a significant contributor to carbon dioxide emissions and other environmental issues. Green building design (GBD) attempts to offset environmental impacts of buildings, and recently designers have been combining GBD with evidence-based design (EBD) in order to create facilities that positively impact both the external and internal environment.
Added June 2016
Preparing an ICU room to welcome a critically ill patient with Ebola virus disease
2014
Intensive Care Medicine
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 41
Pages 118-119
Author(s): Pasquier, P., Ficko, C., Mérens, A., Dubost, C.
Ebola virus disease is a viral hemorrhagic fever that spreads through direct contact with the body fluids of an infected animal or human. Contamination may also occur through contact with items that were recently contacted by infected bodily fluids. No spread of the disease through the air has been documented. As no specific treatment or vaccine for the virus is currently available, specially coordinated medical services are necessary to control outbreaks.
Added December 2015
Conveniently located “napping rooms” provide opportunity for night- and extended-shift providers to rest, leading to less fatigue and better performance.
2008, last updated October 23, 2013
US Department of Health and Human Services; AHRQ (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) website
Journal Article
Author(s):
Healthcare providers are known for working unacceptably long hours and being chronically sleep deprived. Often, physicians and nurses work 24+ hour shifts, leading to fatigue and avoidable errors that put both caregivers and patients at risk of serious injury or death. Acute and chronic sleep deprivation can mimic the effects of drunkenness.
Added November 2014
Life Safety Code Comparison
2013
American Society for Healthcare Engineering
Journal Article
Author(s): Crowley, M. A., Harper, J. E.
Added May 2014
Designing for Patient Safety: Developing Methods to Integrate Patient Safety Concerns in the Design Process
Author(s): Joseph, A., Taylor, E. M. , Quan, X., Jelen, M.
Added October 2012
Health Promotion by Design in Long-Term Care Settings
Author(s): Joseph, A.
Added October 2012
Nursing and the arts. Nature and well-being
2005
Clinical Nurse Specialist: The Journal for Advanced Nursing Practice
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 19
Pages 218-219
Author(s): Young-Mason, J.
Added October 2012
Evidence-based hospital design improves health care outcomes: patients, families, and staff can benefit from improved design
2004
Care Management
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 10
Pages 38
Author(s): Rollins, J. A.
Added October 2012
Therapeutic Responses to Natural Environments
2008
Pebble Project-Published Articles
Journal Article
Issue March 2008
Volume Minnesota Medicine
Pages 5
Author(s): Mitrione, S.
Added October 2012
Current State of the Science: Health Effects and Indoor Environmental Quality
2007
Environmental Health Perspectives
Journal Article
Issue 6
Volume 115
Pages 958-964
Author(s): Mitchell, C.S., Zhang, J., Sigsgaard, T., Jantunen, M., Lioy, P.J., Samson, R., Karol, M.H.
Added October 2012
Greening Healthcare: 21st Century and Beyond
2008
Frontiers of Health Services Management
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 25
Pages 37
Author(s): Hall, A.G.
Added October 2012
Healthy Buildings: Impact on Nurses and Nursing Practice
2007
The Online Journal of Issues in Nursing
Journal Article
Author(s): Guenther, R., Gillmore Hall, A.
Added October 2012
Vitamin G: effects of green space on health, well-being, and social safety
2006
BMC Public Health
Journal Article
Author(s): Groenewegen, P., Verheij, R., Van den Berg, A,, deVries, S.
Added October 2012
The healing environment in our communities and healthcare settings: research excellence into practice
2005
Clinical Medicine
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 5
Pages 296-8
Author(s): Craft, N.
Added October 2012
Health, Environment and Sustainable Development: Identifying Links and Indicators to Promote Action
1999
Epidemiology
Journal Article
Issue 5
Volume 10
Pages 656-660
Author(s): Corvalan, C.F., Kjellstrom, T., Smith, K.R.
Added October 2012
Healing havens: two hospital gardens in Portland, Oregon, win awards for therapeutic values
2003
Landscape architecture
Journal Article
Issue 8
Volume 93
Pages [84]-91,107-109
Author(s): Cooper Marcus, C.
Added October 2012