Impacting patient outcomes through design: Acuity adaptable care/universal room design

Critical Care Nursing Quarterly

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 326-341

  Brown, Katherine Kay ^a   Gallant, Dennis ^b  

^a Heart Experts ^*  (United States)

^b Hill Rom   (United States)

Author keywords

Acuity adaptable; Decentralized nurse stations; Evidence based design; Facility design; Healing environment; Universal bed

Indexed keywords

DECENTRALIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL BED; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL DEPARTMENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL ORGANIZATION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; NURSING CARE; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PHYSICIAN; RECOVERY ROOM; REVIEW;

EID: 33750598045     PISSN: 08879303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002727-200610000-00006     Document Type: Review

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