ISBN: 9781930538771

Spurred by the healthcare building boom, evidence-based healthcare facility design is an important and growing trend in creating safe and nurturing patient-care environments. Hospital adm… mais…

Spurred by the healthcare building boom, evidence-based healthcare facility design is an important and growing trend in creating safe and nurturing patient-care environments. Hospital administrators are continually searching for proven, cost-effective strategies to do everything from enhancing patient safety and staff efficiency to improving the budget and bottom line.In this book, nurse and healthcare design consultant Cynthia McCullough gives readers the necessary knowledge, tools, and strategies to incorporate these design concepts into any design project-from the largest new healthcare facility construction to the smallest departmental renovation.Learn about:   * Working with design firms   * Aesthetics   * Healing environments   * Family-centered care   * Benchmarking   * Efficiency   * Sustainability/green practices   * Move-in transition planning   * Future trends Cynthia S. Mccullough, Books, Health and Well Being, Evidence-Based Design For Healthcare Facilities Books>Health and Well Being, Sigma Theta Tau International<

ISBN: 9781930538771

* Evidence-based design based on healthcare research and best practices. More than 1,000 research studies suggest healthcare design can improve patient care and medical outcomes and can d… mais…

* Evidence-based design based on healthcare research and best practices. More than 1,000 research studies suggest healthcare design can improve patient care and medical outcomes and can decrease medical errors and waste. * Includes coverage on healing environments, family-centered care, benchmarking, sustainability (green practices), aesthetics, and working with design firms. * Contributors include planners and architects from the award-winning, international architectural firm, HDR. New Textbooks>Trade Paperback>Medicine>Nursing>Nurs Procedure, Sigma Theta Tau International Core >1 >T<

ISBN: 9781930538771

Evidence-based design based on healthcare research and best practices. More than 1,000 research studies suggest healthcare design can improve patient care and medical outcomes and can dec… mais…

Evidence-based design based on healthcare research and best practices. More than 1,000 research studies suggest healthcare design can improve patient care and medical outcomes and can decrease medical errors and waste. ? Includes coverage on healing environments, family-centered care, benchmarking, sustainability (green practices), aesthetics, and working with design firms. ? Contributors include planners and architects from the award-winning, international architectural firm, HDR. Books<