A decade of adult intensive care unit design: a study of the physical design features of the best-practice examples
2006
Critical Care Nursing Quarterly
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 29
Pages 282-311
Author(s): Rashid, M., Abushousheh, A.
This article reports a study of the physical design characteristics of a set of adult intensive care units (ICUs), built between 1993 and 2003. These ICUs were recognized as the best-practice examples by the Society of Critical Care Medicine, the American Association of Critical Care Nurses, and the American Institute of Architects.
Added July 2014
Nurses’ Perception of Single-Occupancy Versus Multioccupancy Rooms in Acute Care Environments: An Exploratory Comparative Assessment
2006
Applied Nursing Research
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 19
Pages 118-125
Author(s): Chaudhury, H., Mahmood, A., Valente, M.
As people are living longer and the baby boomers age, the demand for hospital beds will increase. As new facilities are built to handle this influx of patients, the challenge for hospital designers and administrators is to design patient rooms that promote therapeutic goals, foster positive patient outcomes, and function as intensive care rooms. Recent research suggests that single-occupancy rooms are more suitable for infection control and patient care than multioccupancy rooms. However, no research has been done about nursing staff members’ perception of single-occupancy and multioccupancy patient rooms in acute care settings as it relates to patient care.
Added April 2014
Role of the Physical and Social Environment in Promoting Health, Safety, and Effectiveness in the Healthcare Workplace
2006
The Center for Health Design
Report
Author(s): Joseph, A.
Added October 2012
Reducing hospital-acquired infection by design: the new University College London Hospital
2006
Journal of Hospital Infection
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 62
Pages 264-269
Author(s): Wilson, A.P.R., Ridgway, G.L.
Added October 2012
The Role of the Physical Environment in Promoting Health, Safety, and Effectiveness in the Healthcare Workplace
2006
The Center for Health Design
Journal Article
Issue #3
Volume 2006 November
Author(s): Joseph, A.
Added October 2012
Use of a temporary cohort ward as part of an intervention to reduce the incidence of meticillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in a vascular surgery ward
2006
Journal of Hospital Infection
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 63
Pages 374-379
Author(s): Curran, E.T., Hamilton, K., Monaghan, A., McGinlay, M., Thakker, B.
Added October 2012
Microbiological surveillance of hospital ventilation systems in departments at high risk of nosocomial infections
2006
Journal of Preventive Medicine And Hygiene
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 47
Pages 105-109
Author(s): Crimi, P., Argellati, F., Macrina, G., Tinteri, C., Copello, L., Rebora, D., Romania, L., Rizzetto, R.
Bacteria exist in large numbers in moist, organic environments and are also found in the air, in water, and on surfaces, particularly in healthcare environments. Patients who are considered high risk are more susceptible to infection by some of these bacteria given the nature of their illness and the treatment they undergo.
Added October 2012
Standard principles for preventing and controlling infection
2006
Nursing Standard
Journal Article
Issue 23
Volume 20
Pages 57
Author(s): Chalmers, C., Straub, M.
Added October 2012
Infection control and the prevention of nosocomial infections in the intensive care unit
2006
Seminars in Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 27
Pages 310-324
Author(s): Bearman, G.M.L., Munro, C., Sessler, C.N., Wenzel, R.P.
Added October 2012