Challenges in Design and Transition to a Private Room Model in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Advances in Neonatal Care

Volumn 6, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 271-280

  Carlson, Beth ^a   Walsh, Susan ^a   Wergin, Tami ^a   Schwarzkopf, Kristin ^a   Ecklund, Sheila ^a  

^a Saint Elizabeth Regional Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

change theory; developmentally appropriate; healing environment; newborn intensive care unit design; NICU; nursing satisfaction; private room

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOSPITAL DESIGN; HUMAN; MODEL; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NEWBORN NURSING; PATIENT CARE;

CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; HEALTH FACILITY ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MODELS, NURSING; NEONATAL NURSING; PATIENTS' ROOMS;

EID: 33749532821     PISSN: 15360903     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.adnc.2006.06.008     Document Type: Article

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