Applying human factors in improving medication-use safety
2002
American Journal of Health-System Pharmacy
Journal Article
Issue 12
Volume 59
Pages 1155-1159
Author(s): Schneider,PJ.
In this descriptive study the author summarizes the highlights of an interactive conference on human factors (HF) and t applications to improve medication safety. The author describes the various human factors concepts and tools and their applications in reducing human errors, thus improving medication safety.
Added May 2014
Predesign and Post-occupancy Analysis of Staff Behavior in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
2002
Children’s Health Care
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 31
Pages 237-253
Author(s): Shepley, M.M.
Advances in technology have resulted in an increase in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) population; allowing care for newborn babies who might have died in the absence of advanced medical care. The design of NICUs has therefore become an important concern in healthcare, and an ongoing debate is the merit of open bays over closed bays. s. Changes in design have a direct impact on staff experience, and potentially staff behavior, which in turn can impact patient care.
Added October 2012
Factors Determining Inpatient Satisfaction With Care
2002
Social Science & Medicine
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 54
Pages 493-504
Author(s): Thi, P. L.N. , Briancon,S., Empereur, F., Guillemin, F.
With the growing interest in patient-centered care, patient evaluations of their own experiences have been increasingly used to improve the quality of care. Factors associated with satisfaction are thought to include the structure, process and outcome of care as well as patient sociodemographic, physical and psychological status, and attitudes and expectations concerning medical care.
Added October 2012
Facility energy survey
2002
Management Technology
Thesis
Volume Master of Science
Pages 43
Author(s): Rothbauer, S.J.
Added October 2012
Technology available in nursing programs: implications for developing virtual end-of-life educational tools
2002
Journal of Cancer Education
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 17
Pages 92-6
Author(s): Wells, M.J., Wilkie, D.J., Brown, M.A., Corless, I.B., Farber, S.J., Judge, M.K., Shannon, S.E.
Added October 2012
Basic microbiologic and infection control information to reduce the potential transmission of pathogens to patients via computer hardware
2002
Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association
Journal Article
Issue 5
Volume 9
Pages 500-8
Author(s): Neely, A.N., Sittig, D.F.
Added October 2012
The subjective response to linear fluorescent direct/indirect lighting systems
2002
Lighting Research and Technology
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 34
Pages 243-260
Author(s): Houser, K.W., Tiller, D.K., Bernecker, C.A., Mistrick, R.G.
Added October 2012
The hostile environment of the intensive care unit
2002
Current Opinion in Critical Care
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 8
Pages 316-20
Author(s): Donchin, Y., Seagull, F.J.
Added October 2012
Environmental controls in operating theatres
2002
The Journal of Hospital Infection
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 51
Pages 79-84
Author(s): Dharan, S., Pittet, D.
Added October 2012
An Introduction to Program and Research Intitiatives of the STARBRIGHT Foundation
2002
Children's Health Care
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 31
Pages 1-10
Author(s): Bush, J.P., Huchital, J.R., Simonian, S.J.
Added October 2012
Future of technology to augment patient support in hospitals
2002
Student Health Technology Information
Journal Article
Author(s): Bers, M., Gonzalez-Heydrich, J., DeMaso, D.
Added October 2012
Do isolation rooms reduce the rate of nosocomial infections in the pediatric intensive care unit?
2002
Journal of Critical Care
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 17
Pages 176-180
Author(s): Ben-Abraham, R., Keller, N., Szold, O., Vardi, A., Weinberg, M., Barzilay, Z., Paret, G.
To determine the effect of isolation rooms on the direct spread of nosocomial infections (NIs) owing to cross-colonization in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU).
Added August 2012
