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A comparative study of the effects of environment on preoperative anxiety and pain levels and postoperative outcomes in an outpatient population

Author(s): Harbin, M.L.
Added October 2012

Impact of a Multifaceted Intervention on Nurses' and Physicians' Attitudes and Behaviors Toward Family Presence During Resuscitation

Author(s): Mian, P., Warchal, S., Whitney, S., Fitzmaurice, J., Tancredi, D.
Added October 2012

With Mayo. In the deli that is healthcare, we all deserve the special

Author(s): Morrison, I.
Added October 2012

Work-related stress, burnout and job satisfaction in Turkish midwives

Author(s): Oncel, S., Ozer, Z.C., Efe, E.
Added October 2012

Fixed versus dynamic orientations in environmental learning from ground-level and aerial perspectives

Author(s): Shelton, A.L., Pippitt, H.A.
Added October 2012

Buildings and Climate Change

Author(s): UNEP
Added October 2012

The Safety Organizing Scale: Development and Validation of a Behavioral Measure of Safety Culture in Hospital Nursing Units

Author(s): Vogus, T.J., Sutcliffe, K.M.
Added October 2012

A psyched-up sector

Author(s): Zigmond, J.
Added October 2012

Mapping the Nursing Process: A New Approach for Understanding the Work of Nursing

Author(s): Potter, P., Grayson, D., Boxerman, S., Sledge, J., Wolf, L., Evanoff, B., Marshall, J.
Over the last 10 years, hospitals have tried to reconcile patients’ demands for high-quality, safe care along with payers’ demands for lower costs. As a result, many hospitals are looking for ways to streamline work processes, gain productivity, reduce costs, and maintain quality. Human factors engineering (HFE) techniques, drawn from the sciences of industrial engineering, ergonomics, and mathematics, have been used to analyze clinical care processes and restructure patient care delivery.
Key Point Summary
Added January 2014

Where Active Older Adults Walk: Understanding the Factors Related to Path Choice for Walking Among Active Retirement Community Residents

Author(s): Joseph, A., Zimring, C.
There is little evidence about how path-design characteristics at site and building scale may be related to where active older adults choose to walk. This article describes the findings from an empirical study examining the relationship between physical environmental characteristics of path segments and their use for walking for recreation or instrumental reasons by 114 active residents on three...
Key Point Summary
Added August 2014

Wayfinding behavior and spatial knowledge of adults and children in a virtual environment: The role of the environmental structure

Author(s): Jansen-Osmann, P., Schmid, J., Heil, M.
Added September 2014

Light Treatment for Neuropsychiatric Behaviors in Alzheimer's Disease

Author(s): Dowling, G. A., Graf, C. L., Hubbard, E. M. & Luxenberg, J. S.
Neuropsychiatric behaviors are common in people with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and make both professional and lay caregiving difficult. Light therapy has been somewhat successful in ameliorating disruptive behaviors.
Key Point Summary
Added January 2016

The Effects of Signage and the Physical Environment on Stair Usage

Author(s): Bungum, T., Meacham, M., Truax, N.
Added August 2016