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
Life Safety Code Comparison
2013
American Society for Healthcare Engineering
Journal Article
Author(s): Crowley, M. A., Harper, J. E.
Added May 2014
The Effect of Environmental Design on Reducing Nursing Errors and Increasing Efficiency in Acute Care Settings: A Review and Analysis of the Literature
2009
Environment and Behavior
Journal Article
Issue 6
Volume 41
Pages 755-786
Author(s): Chaudhury, H., Mahmood, A., Valente, M.
In acute care settings, the physical environment plays an important role in staff efficiency and patient safety. Some research suggests that poor environments can result in staff stress, anxiety, and distractions due to noise; artificial lighting; improper or inadequate ventilation; and disorienting layouts of nursing units. There is less research on how environmental factors affect nursing staff health, effectiveness, errors, and job satisfaction.
Added April 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
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
Use of a Validated Model to Evaluate the Impact of the Work Environment on Outcomes at a Magnet Hospital
2005
Health Care Management Review
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 30
Pages 229-236
Author(s): Capuano, T., Bokovoy, J., Hitchings, K., Houser, J.
Added October 2012
New vistas. Evidence-based design projects look into the links between a facility's environment and its care
2002
Health Facilities Management
Journal Article
Issue 8
Volume 15
Pages 19-24
Author(s): Bilchik, G.S.
Added October 2012
The Business Case for Better Buildings
2004
Frontiers in Health Services Management
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 21
Pages 3-21
Author(s): Berry, L., Parker, D., Coile, R., Hamilton, D.K., O'Neill, D., Sadler, B.
Added October 2012
Resident portfolio: "She was hideous" - The effect of negative emotions on physician-patient interaction - Commentary
2006
Academic Emergency Medicine
Journal Article
Issue 7
Volume 13
Pages 792-793
Author(s): Baren, J.M.
Added October 2012
Acute care design: healing environment case study--North Hawaii Community Hospital
1994
Journal of Healthcare Design
Journal Article
Author(s): Bakken, E.E., Linton, P.E.
Added October 2012
Center for Health Design Releases Findings on How Design Can Improve the Standards of Care in Healthcare Facilities
2005
Pebble Project-Published Articles
Journal Article
Issue February 2005
Volume AIA Architect Online
Author(s):
Added October 2012
How Do You Get There from Here? Mental Representations of Route Descriptions.
1999
Applied Cognitive Psychology
Generic
Issue 5
Volume 13
Pages 415-441
Author(s): Schneider, L.F., Taylor, H.A.
Added October 2012
Physical Comfort, Social Contact, Wayfinding and Meaning as Indicators of Stress in a Hospital Enironment
1991
EDRA: People's Needs/ Planet Management: Paths to Coexistence
Conference Proceedings
Author(s): Ortega-Andeane, P.
Added October 2012
The Road Ahead: The Need to Clarify and Re-Conceptualize Healing Environments
2007
Environmental Design Research Association
Conference Proceedings
Author(s): Kuo, N., Hui, C.
Added October 2012
Optimizing physical space for improved outcomes: Satisfaction and the bottom line
2003
Impact Conference
Conference Proceedings
Author(s): Hendrich, A.
Added October 2012
