Infection control considerations in critical care unit design and construction: A systematic risk assessment

Critical Care Nursing Quarterly

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 43-58

  Bartley, Judene ^a   Bjerke, Nancy B ^b  

^a Epidemiology Consulting Services Inc   (United States)

^b Infection Control Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Construction; Critical care unit; Infection control; Infection control risk assessment; Occupational health hazards; Renovation

Indexed keywords

FURNITURE; HOSPITAL PLANNING; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NURSING; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0035191123     PISSN: 08879303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002727-200111000-00005     Document Type: Review

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1. Key considerations in emergency and trauma unit design
2. Air quality management during construction in health care facilities
3. Environmental services
4. Hospital carpeting and epidemiology of Clostridium difficile
5. Ventilation
6. Guidelines for isolation precautions in hospitals
7. Maintenance and engineering
8. APIC State of the art report: The role of infection control during construction in health care facilities
9. Occupational exposure to bloodborne pathogens: Final rule