Facility designing around patient safety and its effect on nursing

Reiling et at discuss the impact of patient safety design principles on nursing. Using safety design features in the patient rooms and in the overall hospital design will create an environment where nurses will experience greater efficiency and safety in providing patient care.

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Published inNursing economic Vol. 21; no. 3; pp. 143 - 147
Main Authors Reiling, John, Breckbill, Carole, Murphy, Mike, McCullough, Sue, Chernos, Sonja
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published United States Jannetti Publications, Inc 01.05.2003
Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc
Subjects
Corporate culture
Design
Ergonomics - methods
Health care
Hospital Design and Construction - methods
Hospitals
Hospitals, Community - organization & administration
Humans
Management
Medical errors
Nurses
Nursing
Nursing Care - organization & administration
Nursing Staff, Hospital - organization & administration
Organizational Culture
Patient safety
Patients
Patients' Rooms - organization & administration
Physicians
Principles
Safety and security measures
Safety Management - methods
Wisconsin
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Summary:Reiling et at discuss the impact of patient safety design principles on nursing. Using safety design features in the patient rooms and in the overall hospital design will create an environment where nurses will experience greater efficiency and safety in providing patient care.
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ISSN:0746-1739