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The Knowledge Repository is a complete, user-friendly database of healthcare design research references that continues to grow with the latest peer-reviewed publications. Start with our Knowledge Repository for all of your searches for articles and research citations on healthcare design topics. Access full texts through the source link, read key point summaries, or watch slidecasts. Expand your search and find project briefs, interviews, and other relevant resources by visiting our Insights & Solutions page.

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Establishing an acute care nursing bed unit size: Employing a decision matrix framework

Author(s): Ritchey, T., Pati, D.
Deciding on the optimal number of beds for an acute care unit requires the consideration of elements including how the unit fits with existing and adjacent structures; how clinical information systems will be used in unit operations; nursing workforce characteristics; patient safety; and advocacy.
Key Point Summary
Added August 2018

Making Your Instruments Work for You

Author(s): Valipoor, S., Pati, D.
Added August 2018

Acuity-Adaptable Nursing Care: Exploring Its Place in Designing the Future Patient Room

Author(s): Kwan, M. A.
Added August 2018

Steps in Developing a Patient-Centered Measure of Hospital Design Factors

Author(s): Ottosen, M. J., Engebretson, J. C., Etchegaray, J. M.
Added August 2018

Control and Mitigation of Healthcare-Acquired Infections: Designing Clinical Trials to Evaluate New Materials and Technologies

Author(s): Sharpe, P. A., Schmidt, M. G.
Added August 2018

Simulation and Mock-Up Research Methods to Enhance Design Decision Making

Author(s): Peavey, E. K., Zoss, J., Watkins, N.
Added August 2018

The Challenge of Innovation and the High-Performance Team

Author(s): Tam, D. A., Chessum, T., Leopold, J.
Added August 2018

Using Clinical Simulation Centers to Test Design Interventions: A Pilot Study of Lighting and Color Modifications

Author(s): Gray, W. A., Kesten, K. S., Hurst, S., Anderko, L.
Added August 2018

Islam and the Healthcare Environment: Designing Patient Rooms

Author(s): Kopec, D., Han, L.
Added August 2018

Reinterpreting the hospital corridor: “Wasted space” or essential for quality multidisciplinary clinical care?

Author(s): Carthey, J.
This paper reviews the literature on the functions of corridors in the healthcare setting and highlights the need to reconsider these spaces as a functional component of an effective healthcare organization.
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Added August 2018

Healing environments: What design factors really matter according to patients? An exploratory analysis

Author(s): Schreuder, E., Lebesque, L., Bottenheft, C.
Six themes that may contribute to healing environments: spatial comfort, safety and security, autonomy, sensory comfort, privacy, and social comfort were identified from the literature. This Netherlands-based study evaluated how the six themes and associated design characteristics could be prioritized to maximize well-being. Each theme was described.
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Added August 2018

Making the Case for Practice-Based Research and the Imperative Role of Design Practitioners

Author(s): Freihoefer, K., Zborowsky, T.
Added August 2018

Nursing unit design, nursing staff communication networks, and patient falls: Are they related?

Author(s): Brewer, B. B., Carley, K. M., Benham-Hutchins, M., Effken, J. A., Reminga, J.
Added August 2018

Bedside to Blueprints: The Role of Nurses in Hospital Design

Author(s): Clark, E.
Added August 2018

Methodological Issues in Conducting Post-Occupancy Evaluations to Support Design Decisions

Author(s): Pati, D., Pati, S.
Added August 2018

Implementing Healthcare Excellence: The Vital Role of the CEO in Evidence-Based Design

Author(s): Zimring, Craig, Augenbroe, Godfried L., Malone, Eileen B., Sadler, Blair L.
Added August 2018

Organizing the Evidence for Healthcare Design Projects

Author(s): Davidson, J. E.
Added August 2018

Design Quality in the Context of Healthcare Environments: A Scoping Review

Author(s): Anåker, A., Heylighen, A., Nordin, S., Elf, M.
Added August 2018

Knowledge Modeling Tool for Evidence-Based Design

Author(s): Durmisevic, S., Ciftcioglu, Ö.
Added August 2018

Integrating Healthcare Design Research into Practice: Setting a New Standard of Practice

Author(s): Zborowsky, T., Bunker-Hellmich, L.
Added August 2018