Centralized vs. decentralized nursing stations: Effects on nurses' functional use of space and work environment

Health Environments Research and Design Journal

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 19-42

  Zborowsky, Terri ^a   Bunker Hellmich, Lou ^b   Morelli, Agneta ^c   O'Neill, Mike ^d  

^a Ellerbe Becket Inc ^*  (United States)

^b Ellerbe Becket   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GÄVLE   (Sweden)

^d Knoll Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Nurses work environment; Nursing station design

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; HOSPITAL DESIGN; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL NOISE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MULTICENTER STUDY; NURSING CARE; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PATIENT CARE; PILOT STUDY; UNITED STATES; WORKFLOW;

EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; FOCUS GROUPS; HOSPITAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HUMANS; NOISE, OCCUPATIONAL; NURSING CARE; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; PATIENT-CENTERED CARE; PILOT PROJECTS; UNITED STATES; WORKFLOW;

EID: 79952116244     PISSN: 19375867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/193758671000300404     Document Type: Article

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