The effect of hospital unit layout on nurse walking behavior

Health Environments Research and Design Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 66-82

  Yi, Lu ^a   Seo, Hyun Bo ^b  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b University of Seoul   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Medication administration; Nurse; Patient centered care; Task; Unit; Walking

Indexed keywords

HOSPITAL SUBDIVISIONS AND COMPONENTS; HUMAN; NURSE; NURSING STAFF; WALKING;

HOSPITAL UNITS; HUMANS; NURSES; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; WALKING;

EID: 84878198418     PISSN: 19375867     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/193758671200600104     Document Type: Article

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