Physical design correlates of efficiency and safety in emergency departments: A qualitative examination

Critical Care Nursing Quarterly

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 299-316

  Pati, Debajyoti ^a   Harvey, Thomas E ^b   Pati, Sipra ^b  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Center for Advanced Design Research and Evaluation ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Efficiency; emergency department; evidence based design; safety

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CENTRALIZATION; DECENTRALIZATION; DECISION MAKING; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; EXAMINATION; EXPLORATORY RESEARCH; HOSPITAL DESIGN; HUMAN; MANAGEMENT; NURSE; PHYSICIAN; PRODUCTIVITY; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SAFETY; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SPACE; STANDARDIZATION; TRAFFIC; FURNITURE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; NONBIOLOGICAL MODEL; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROCEDURES; STANDARDS;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HUMANS; INTERIOR DESIGN AND FURNISHINGS; MODELS, ORGANIZATIONAL; SAFETY; TRIAGE;

EID: 84902127759     PISSN: 08879303     EISSN: 15505111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CNQ.0000000000000032     Document Type: Article

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