Designing humanistic critical care environments

Critical Care Nursing Quarterly

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 21-34

  Fontaine, Dorrie K ^a   Briggs, Linda Prinkey ^a   Pope Smith, Briggit ^a  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Architecture; Critical care; Design; Humanistic care

Indexed keywords

ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; COLOR; EMOTION; ENVIRONMENT; FAMILY; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIGHT; NOISE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SLEEP; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0035176668     PISSN: 08879303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002727-200111000-00003     Document Type: Review

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