The design of adult acute care units in U.S. hospitals

Journal of Nursing Scholarship

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 79-86

  Catrambone, Cathy ^a   Johnson, Mary E ^a   Mion, Lorraine C ^b   Minnick, Ann F ^b  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Hospital design; ICU; Medical surgical unit; Unit design

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; RESIDENTIAL CARE; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 62549107118     PISSN: 15276546     EISSN: 15475069     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1547-5069.2009.01254.x     Document Type: Article

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