Analysis of Hospital Facility Growth: Are We Super-Sizing Healthcare?
2008
HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 1
Pages 70-88
Author(s): Latimer, H. S., Gutknecht, H., Hardesty, K.
Added April 2015
Inpatient suicide and suicide attempts in Veterans Affairs hospitals
2008
Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety
Journal Article
Issue 8
Volume 34
Pages 482-8
Author(s): Mills, P. D., DeRosier, J. M., Ballot, B. A., Shepherd, M., Bagian, J. P.
Added November 2014
Conveniently located “napping rooms” provide opportunity for night- and extended-shift providers to rest, leading to less fatigue and better performance.
2008, last updated October 23, 2013
US Department of Health and Human Services; AHRQ (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) website
Journal Article
Author(s):
Healthcare providers are known for working unacceptably long hours and being chronically sleep deprived. Often, physicians and nurses work 24+ hour shifts, leading to fatigue and avoidable errors that put both caregivers and patients at risk of serious injury or death. Acute and chronic sleep deprivation can mimic the effects of drunkenness.
Added November 2014
Heights of occupied patient beds: a possible risk factor for inpatient falls.
2008
Journal of Clinical Nursing
Journal Article
Issue 11
Volume 17
Pages 1503-1509
Author(s): Tzeng, H. M., Yin, C. Y.
The height of occupied patient beds can be an overlooked contributor to inpatient falls. Hospital bed frames are still eight–12 inches higher than those of home bedframes. The difference in heights may contribute to inpatient falls related to getting in and out of bed and to the severity of fall-related injuries. Better physical design of hospital equipment such as patient beds may reduce patient falls and injuries.
Added November 2014
Cluster randomised trial of a targeted multifactorial intervention to prevent falls among older people in hospital.
2008
British Medical Journal
Journal Article
Issue 7647
Volume 336
Pages 758-760
Author(s): Cumming, R. G., Sherrington, C., Lord, S. R., Simpson, J. M., Vogler, C., Cameron, I. D., Naganathan, V.
Falls often occur among older people in hospitals, resulting in injuries, increased lengths of stay, and greater costs to the health center. Evidence on the best way to prevent falls in hospitals is limited.
Added November 2014
Operating room ventilation with laminar airflow shows no protective effect on the surgical site infection rate in orthopedic and abdominal surgery
2008
Annals of Surgery
Journal Article
Issue 5
Volume 248
Pages 695-700
Author(s): Brandt, C., Hott, U., Sohr, D., Daschner, F., Gastmeier, P., Rüden, H.
Operating rooms (ORs) in hospitals of different countries use ventilation systems to assist with the prevention of surgical site infections (SSIs). The authors cite literature to show that adequate evidence does not exist to support the use of expensive ventilation systems in preventing SSIs.
Added November 2014
How patients and nurses experience the acute care psychiatric environment
2008
Nursing Inquiry
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 15
Pages 242-250
Author(s): Shattell, M. M., Andes, M., Thomas, S. P.
Added November 2014
Vigilance requires hard mental work and is stressful
2008
Human Factors
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 50
Pages 433-441
Author(s): Warm, Joel S., Parasuraman, Raja, Matthews, Gerald
Added November 2014
The systems research organizing model: A conceptual perspective for facilities design
2008
HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 1
Pages 7-19
Author(s): Brewer, B. B., Verran, J. A., Stichler, J. F.
Added October 2014
Organizational Transformation: A Model for Joint Optimization of Culture Change and Evidence-Based Design
2008
HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 1
Pages 40-60
Author(s): Hamilton, D. K., Orr, R. D., Raboin, W. E.
Added October 2014
Lost in Translation: Bridging Gaps Between Design and Evidence-Based Design
2008
HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 1
Pages 39-46
Author(s): Watkins, N., Keller, A.
Added October 2014
Buildings and Organizations: The Shaping and the Shaped
2008
HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 1
Pages 20-31
Author(s): Gibson, S. F.
Added September 2014
Reducing Falls in a Definitive Observation Unit: An Evidence-Based Practice Institute Consortium Project
2008
Critical Care Nursing Quarterly
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 31
Pages 127-139
Author(s): Gutierrez, F., Smith, K.
A Definitive Observation Unit (DOU) in a hospital in California maintains high standards of nursing and follows an evidence-based practice of fall prevention. Yet the facility’s fall rates continue to be higher than the benchmark for similar hospitals.
Added September 2014
Impact of hydrogen peroxide vapor room decontamination on Clostridium difficile environmental contamination and transmission in a healthcare setting
2008
Infection Control
Journal Article
Issue 8
Volume 29
Pages 723-9
Author(s): Boyce, J. M., Havill, N. L., Otter, J. A., McDonald, L. C., Adams, N. M., Cooper, T., Thompson, A., Wiggs, L., Killgore, G., Tauman, A., Noble-Wang, J.
Added September 2014
Intensive care unit environmental cleaning: an evaluation in sixteen hospitals using a novel assessment tool
2008
Journal of Hospital Infection
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 68
Pages 39-44
Author(s): Carling, P. C., Von Beheren, S., Kim, P., Woods, C.
Added September 2014
Light as therapy for sleep disorders and depression in older adults
2008
Clinical Geriatrics
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 16
Pages 25-31
Author(s): Sloane, P. D., Figueiro, M.G., Cohen, L.
Added September 2014
Influence of pavement design parameters in safety perception in the elderly
2008
International Journal of Industrial Ergonomics
Journal Article
Issue 11-12
Volume 38
Pages 992-998
Author(s): Zamora, T., Alcantara, E., Artacho, M. A., Cloquell, V.
Added September 2014
Light therapy for insomnia in older adults
2008
Clinics in Geriatric Medicine
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 24
Pages 139-149
Author(s): Gammack, J. K.
Added September 2014
Healthcare Leadership White Paper Series - The Business Case for Building Better Hospitals Through Evidence-Based Design
2008
The Center for Health Design
Report
Author(s): Sadler, B. L., DuBose, J. R., Malone, E. B., Zimring, C. M.
Added September 2014
Healthcare Leadership White Paper Series - Culture Change and Facility Design: A Model for Joint Optimization
2008
The Center for Health Design
Report
Author(s): Hamilton, D. K., Orr, R. D., Raboin, W. E.
Added September 2014
