On the restorative break: Understanding the role of break room design on nurse engagement and satisfaction
2023
Workplace Health & Safety
Journal Article
Issue 7
Volume 71
Pages 329-336
Author(s): Lorusso, L., Ossmann, M., Orozco, T., Lawson, L.
Research demonstrates that breaks are important in mitigating the physical, cognitive, and emotional demands of nursing work. It is important that nursing unit break areas are not only accessible but also restorative.
Added April 2023
Control in healthcare interiors: The staff’s perspective
2023
Architectural Science Review
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 66
Pages 309-321
Author(s): Ballice, G., Çetin, Ç., Paykoç Özçelik, E., Tuna Ultav, Z.
Added April 2023
Evidence-based design in the hospital environment: A staff’s burnout study in the COVID-19 era
2023
HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 16
Pages 236-249
Author(s): Ziabari, S. M. Z., Andalib, E., Faghani, M., Roodsari, N. N., Arzhangi, N., Khesht-Masjedi, M. F., Leyli, E. K.
Added January 2023
A comparison of nurses' work satisfaction between single-room and multioccupancy adult intensive care units: A mixed-methods integrative review
2020
Australian Critical Care
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 33
Pages 382-389
Author(s): Oliver, K., Kemp, V.
Added December 2022
A broad study to develop maternity units design knowledge combining spatial analysis and mothers’ and midwives’ perception of the birth environment
2022
HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 15
Pages 204-232
Author(s): Nicoletta, S., Eletta, N., Cardinali, P., Migliorini, L.
Added July 2022
The healthcare workspace: Understanding the role of decentralized nursing stations, corridors, and huddle spaces as locations for teamwork in a neonatal intensive care unit
2022
HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 15
Pages 270-282
Author(s): Fay, L., Real, K., Haynes, S.
Neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) host fragile and vulnerable patients. Research studies on NICUs with a single-family room (SFR) layout demonstrate benefits to both neonates and their parents but the impact on staff remains unclear. The decentralization associated with SFRs may impair teamwork.
Added June 2022
Development of a new job satisfaction scale for healthcare staff in emergency departments
2022
British Journal of Healthcare Management
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 28
Pages 1-8
Author(s): Naji Al Smadi, A., Ariff, T. M., Abugabah, A.
Added February 2022
A study of workspace design characteristics exemplified by nurses’ satisfaction within three intensive care units in a university hospital
2022
HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 15
Pages 49-62
Author(s): Obeidat, B., Younis, M. B., Al-Shlool, E., Alzouby, A.
Nursing job satisfaction can be influenced by the healthcare system, organizational factors, job requirements, and individual characteristics. This study focuses on nursing satisfaction within three different ICU layouts in a Jordanian healthcare facility.
Added November 2021
Efficiency and teamwork in emergency departments: Perception of staff on design interventions
2021
HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 14
Pages 310-323
Author(s): Ahmadpour, S., Bayramzadeh, S., Aghaei, P.
The authors build on previous research regarding emergency department (ED) layout and teamwork. When clinicians can move efficiently in a space that allows for collaboration, both staff and patients benefit.
Added July 2021
The influence of evidence-based design on staff perceptions of a supportive environment for person-centered care in forensic psychiatry
2020
Journal of Forensic Nursing
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 16
Pages E23
Author(s): Degl' Innocenti, A., Wijk, H., Kullgren, A., Alexiou, E.
Added May 2021
Complex projects assessment. The impact of built environment on healthcare staff wellbeing
Author(s): Brambilla, A., Morganti, A., Lindahl, G., Riva, A., Capolongo, S., Gervasi, O., Murgante, B., Misra, S., Garau, C., Blečić, I., Taniar, D., Apduhan, B. O., Rocha, A. M. A. C., Tarantino, E., Torre, C. M., Karaca, Y.
Added October 2020
Innovation and technology in one new hospital in Montreal: A lived experience of healthcare professionals
Author(s): Hammouni, Z., Ahram, T., Taiar, R., Gremeaux-Bader, V., Aminian, K.
Added April 2020
Client-Centered Design of Residential Addiction and Mental Health Care Facilities: Staff Perceptions of Their Work Environment
2011
Qualitative Health Research
Journal Article
Issue 11
Volume 21
Pages 1527-1538
Author(s): Novotná, G., Urbanoski, K. A., Rush, B. R.
Added February 2019
Effects of Emergency Department Physical Design Elements on Security, Wayfinding, Visibility, Privacy, and Efficiency and its Implications on Staff Satisfaction and Performance
2018
HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 12
Pages 72-88
Author(s): Zamani, Z.
While it is commonly known that emergency departments (EDs) are often challenging and stressful work environments, it is less understood how the physical design of the ED environment contributes to staff performance and satisfaction, especially in the context of five important subtopics: security, visibility, wayfinding, privacy, and efficiency.
Added September 2018
How Patients and Nurses Experience an Open Versus an Enclosed Nursing Station on an Inpatient Psychiatric Unit
2015
Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association
Journal Article
Issue 6
Volume 21
Pages 398-405
Author(s): Shattell, M., Bartlett, R., Beres, K., Southard, K., Bell, C., Judge, C. A., Duke, P.
Added September 2018
Sensory rooms in psychiatric inpatient care: Staff experiences
2016
International Journal of Mental Health Nursing
Journal Article
Issue 5
Volume 25
Pages 472-479
Author(s): Björkdahl, A., Perseius, K.-I., Samuelsson, M., Lindberg, M. H.
Added September 2018
Sustainability of a person-centered ward atmosphere and possibility to provide person-centered forensic psychiatric care after facility relocation
2018
Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Journal Article
Author(s): Alexiou, E., Wijk, H., Ahlquist, G., Kullgren, A., Degl’ Innocenti, A.
Added September 2018
The Importance of Specific Workplace Environment Characteristics for Maximum Health and Performance: Healthcare Workers’ Perspective
2018
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
Journal Article
Issue 5
Volume 60
Pages e245
Author(s): Zadeh, R. S., Shepley, M. M., Owora, A. H., Dannenbaum, M. C., Waggener, L. T., Chung, S. S. E.
Added August 2018
Using systems theory to examine patient and nurse structures, processes, and outcomes in centralized and decentralized units
2018
HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 11
Pages 22-37
Author(s): Real, K., Fay, L., Isaacs, K., Carll-White, A., Schadler, A.
Added April 2018
Nursing work and sensory experiences of hospital design: A before and after qualitative study following a move to all-single room inpatient accommodation
2017
Health & Place
Journal Article
Author(s): Donetto, S., Penfold, C., Anderson, J., Robert, G., Maben, J.
The term “embodiment” refers to the experience of living within a human body while conducting daily activities. The authors of this study suggest that empirical investigation of embodiment within the field of nursing has been relatively neglected.
Added June 2017
