Life Safety Code Comparison
2013
American Society for Healthcare Engineering
Journal Article
Author(s): Crowley, M. A., Harper, J. E.
Added May 2014
Physical Environment: The Major Determinant Towards the Creation of a Healing Environment?
2011
Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences
Journal Article
Volume 30
Pages 1951-1958
Author(s): Abbas, M. Y., Ghazali, R.,
Prior research suggests that the pediatric population’s heightened perception of the quality of the physical environment can have an impact on the creation of a healing environment.
Added April 2014
Quality Physical Environment in Paediatric Wards: Designer’s Creation Versus Users’ Satisfaction
2012
Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences
Journal Article
Author(s): Ghazali, R., Abbas, M. Y.
Prior research has revealed that an optimal healing environment can enhance a child’s quality of life by supporting the healing process. However, little has been done to identify specific design features within an optimal healing environment that either impede or aid the healing process.
Added April 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
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
Noise and related events in neonatal intensive care unit
2001
Acta Paediatrical Taiwanica
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 42
Pages 212-217
Author(s): Chang, Y. J., Lin, C. H., Lin, L. H.
Noise contributes to environmental stress to premature infants, who often spend long periods of time in neonatal intensive care units (NICU). Some research indicates that noise contributes to higher incidences of hearing loss, as well as cardiovascular, respirator, endocrine, and behavioral deficits. Some of the noise might be reduced by studying different aspects of NICU settings (i.e., wards, personnel, equipment, and procedures).
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
Interior components of a patient-care unit: Impact on the experiences of children undergoing treatment for eating disorders
Author(s): Sheth, S.N.
Added October 2012
A psyched-up sector
2007
Modern Healthcare
Journal Article
Issue 18
Volume 37
Pages 32-33
Author(s): Zigmond, J.
Added October 2012
Stressors associated with coronary bypass surgery
1994
Clinical Nursing Research
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 3
Pages 57-68
Author(s): Yarcheski, A., Knapp-Spooner, C.
Added October 2012
ED located next to ICU to bolster patient safety: staff from both departments can lend a hand
2006
ED Management
Journal Article
Issue 6
Volume 18
Pages 67-69
Author(s): Thompson
Added October 2012
Play and Play Areas for Hospitalized Children
1982
Children's Health Care
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 10
Pages 135-138
Author(s): Pisherchia, E., Bragg, C., Alvarez, M.
Added October 2012
A comparison of behaviour in two differing psychiatric long-stay rehabilitation environments
2002
Journal of Psychiatry Mental Health Nursing
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 9
Pages 493-9
Author(s): McGonagle, I.M., Allan, S.
Added October 2012
Parental visiting, communication, and participation in ethical decisions: a comparison of neonatal unit policies in Europe
1999
Archives of Disease in Childhood- Fetal and Neonatal Edition
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 81
Pages F84-91
Author(s): Cuttini, M., Rebagliato, M., Bortoli, P., Hansen, G., de Leeuw, R., Lenoir, S., Persson, J., Reid, M., Schroell, M., de Vonderweid, U., Kaminski, M., Lenard, H., Orzalesi, M., Saracci, R.
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
Traffic and noise in children's wards
1994
Medical Journal of Australia
Journal Article
Issue 6
Volume 160
Pages 338-41
Author(s): Couper, R.T., Hendy, K., Lloyd, N., Gray, N., Williams, S., Bates, D.J.
Added October 2012
Use of emergency observation and assessment wards: a systematic literature review
2003
Emergency Medicine Journal
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 20
Pages 138-42
Author(s): Cooke, M.W., Higgins, J., Kidd, P.
Added October 2012
Evidence-based design could help quality of care
2004
Healthcare Benchmarks Quality Improvement
Journal Article
Issue 8
Volume 11
Pages 92-4
Author(s):
Added October 2012
Conceptualization and measurement of getting lost behavior in persons with early dementia
2005
International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry
Journal Article
Issue 8
Volume 20
Pages 760-768
Author(s): Chiu, Y.C., Algase, D., Liang, J., Liu, H.C., Lin, K.N.
Added October 2012
Sleep disturbance: the patient care activities applied at the night shift in the intensive care unit
2005
Journal of Clinical Nursing
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 14
Pages 102-106
Author(s): Celik, S., Oztekin, D., Akyolcu, N., IÅŸsever, H.
Added October 2012