Nurses’ Perceptions of How physical Environment Affects Medication Errors in Acute Care Settings
2011
Applied Nursing Research
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 24
Pages 229–237
Author(s): Mahmood, A., Chaudhury, H., Valente, M.
Medication errors in hospitals occur for a number of reasons, stemming from staff and organizational issues to aspects of the physical environment. Errors include omissions, giving the wrong type or amount of medication, and giving the wrong patient unneeded medication. Research has indicated that a significant amount of these errors are avoidable.
Added February 2014
Healthcare Environmental Terms and Outcome Measures: An Evidence-based Design Glossary
Author(s): Quan, X., Malone, E., Joseph, A., Pati, D.
Added October 2012
Designing for Patient Safety: Developing Methods to Integrate Patient Safety Concerns in the Design Process
Author(s): Joseph, A., Taylor, E. M. , Quan, X., Jelen, M.
Added October 2012
Consumer Perceptions of the Healthcare Environment: An Investigation to Determine What Matters
Author(s): The Picker Institute
Added October 2012
Architectural features and perceptions of community residences for people with mental retardation
1996
American Journal of Mental Retardation
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 101
Pages 292-314
Author(s): Thompson, T., Robinson, J., Dietrich, M., Farris, M., Sinclair, V.
Added October 2012
Is Your Hospital Hospitable?: How Physical Environment Influences Patient Safety
2007
Nursing for Women's Health
Journal Article
Issue 5
Volume 11
Pages 506-11
Author(s): Stichler, J.F.
Added October 2012
Social interaction on a geriatrics ward
1958
The International Journal of Social Psychiatry
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 4
Pages 128-133
Author(s): Sommer, R., Ross, H.
Added October 2012
Tomorrow's Patient Room
2004
Architecture Week
Journal Article
Author(s): Moore, M.
Added October 2012
Long-term institutional residents: does the environment affect outcomes?
1992
Journal of Royal College of Physicians of London
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 26
Pages 134-8
Author(s): Harwood, R.H., Ebrahim, S.
Added October 2012
Modifying Quiet Room Design Enhances Calming of Children and Adolescents
1994
Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Journal Article
Issue 4
Volume 33
Pages 558-66
Author(s): Glod, C.A., Teicher, M.H., Butler, M., Savino, M., Harper, D., Magnus, E., Pahlavan, K.
Added October 2012
The healing environment in our communities and healthcare settings: research excellence into practice
2005
Clinical Medicine
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 5
Pages 296-8
Author(s): Craft, N.
Added October 2012
Taking on toxics II: Health care without harm
2001
The Multinational Monitor
Journal Article
Issue 1/2
Volume 22
Pages 21
Author(s): Cray, C..
Added October 2012
Standard principles for preventing and controlling infection
2006
Nursing Standard
Journal Article
Issue 23
Volume 20
Pages 57
Author(s): Chalmers, C., Straub, M.
Added October 2012
Symposium looks into healthy designs
2008
Pebble Project-Published Articles
Journal Article
Issue August 2008
Volume Daily Journal of Commerce
Pages 1
Author(s): Bennett, S.
Added October 2012
A vital link. Interior features can contribute to better infection control
2005
Health Facilities Management
Journal Article
Issue 11
Volume 18
Pages 23-26
Author(s): Banholzer, M.
Added October 2012
The Road Ahead: The Need to Clarify and Re-Conceptualize Healing Environments
2007
Environmental Design Research Association
Conference Proceedings
Author(s): Kuo, N., Hui, C.
Added October 2012
Transforming care in children's hospitals through environmental design: Literature Review
2008
Evidence for Innovation: Transforming Children's Health Through the Physical Environment
Book Section
Author(s): Joseph, A., Keller, A., Kronick, K.
Added October 2012
The Paradox of Choice: Why More is Less.
Author(s): Schwartz, B.
Added October 2012
Characteristics and circumstances of falls in a hospital setting
2004
Journal of General Internal Medicine
Journal Article
Issue 7
Volume 19
Pages 732–739
Author(s): Hitcho, E., Krauss, M., Birge, S., Dunagan, W., Fischer, I., Johnson, S., Nast, P. A., Costantinou, E., Fraser, V. J.
Patient falls refer to patients’ unplanned descent to the floor with or without injuries to the patients. Patient falls are common for inpatients, averaging 2.3 to 7 falls per 1,000 patient days. About 30% of the falls lead to injuries, which contribute to higher healthcare cost. In order to prevent falls, it is very important to understand the epidemiology of patient falls, including the characteristics of fallers, the distribution and patterns of falls, contributing factors, and fall-related injuries.
Added August 2012
