Neonatal intensive care nursery staff perceive enhanced workplace quality with the single-family room design

Journal of Perinatology

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 352-358

  Stevens, D C ^a   Helseth, C C ^a   Khan, M A ^a   Munson, D P ^a   Smith, T J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH DAKOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Human factors in NICU design; NICU design; Staff perception survey; Workplace quality

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOSPITAL DESIGN; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NURSERY; PATIENT SAFETY; QUALITY OF WORKING LIFE; WORK ENVIRONMENT; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; COHORT STUDIES; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; FAMILY NURSING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NURSERIES, HOSPITAL; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENTS' ROOMS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77951821437     PISSN: 07438346     EISSN: 14765543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jp.2009.137     Document Type: Article

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