Open-Bay and single-family room neonatal intensive care units: Caregiver satisfaction and stress

Environment and Behavior

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 249-268

  Shepley, Mardelle McCuskey ^a   Harris, Debra D ^b   White, Robert ^c  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b IDR Studio ^*

^c is an assistant professor of nursing at Bethel College   (United States)

Author keywords

Intensive care; Neonatal; Private room; Staff; Stress

Indexed keywords

DESIGN; HEALTH CARE; HOSPITAL SECTOR;

EID: 39149093092     PISSN: 00139165     EISSN: 1552390X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0013916507311551     Document Type: Article

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