An exploratory examination of medical gas booms versus traditional headwalls in intensive care unit design

Critical Care Nursing Quarterly

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 340-356

  Pati, Debajyoti ^a,b   Evans, Jennie ^a   Waggener, Laurie ^a   Harvey, Tom ^a  

^a HKS Architects   (United States)

^b HKS Architects Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Equipment and supplies; Evaluation; Nursing

Indexed keywords

INFUSION FLUID;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; DECISION MAKING; ERGONOMICS; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; GAS; HOSPITAL PLANNING; HOSPITAL PURCHASING; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL INSTRUMENTATION; NURSE; PATIENT MONITORING; PATIENT SAFETY; PHYSICIAN; PRODUCTIVITY; RESPIRATORY THERAPIST; SIMULATION; SUCTION DRAINAGE; TEAMWORK; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BIOENGINEERING; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVALUATION; FURNITURE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MEDICAL STAFF; METHODOLOGY; MONITORING; NURSE PRACTITIONER; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; OXYGEN THERAPY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; ROLE PLAYING; SUCTION; TEACHING; UNITED STATES; VIDEORECORDING;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL NURSING RESEARCH; CRITICAL CARE; HEALTH FACILITY ADMINISTRATORS; HUMAN ENGINEERING; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; MEDICAL STAFF, HOSPITAL; MONITORING, PHYSIOLOGIC; NURSE PRACTITIONERS; NURSING METHODOLOGY RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; OXYGEN INHALATION THERAPY; PATIENT SIMULATION; RESPIRATORY THERAPY; ROLE PLAYING; SUCTION; TEXAS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 58149165244     PISSN: 08879303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CNQ.0000336820.12171.cf     Document Type: Article

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