Outcome of in-patient falls in hospitals with 100% single rooms and multi-bedded wards
2015
Age and Ageing
Journal Article
Issue 6
Volume 44
Pages 1032-1035
Author(s): Singh, I., Okeke, J., Edwards, C.
Patient falls are a major safety concern in hospitals. The authors report that up to 30% of patient falls result in injury, and that in the National Health Service (NHS) ward of U.K., 200,000 falls a year are documented. Of these, 900 incidents have been severe and 90 had resultant deaths.
Added December 2015
Room for caring: patients' experiences of well-being, relief and hope during serious illness
2015
Scandinavian Journal of Caring Sciences
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 29
Pages 426-434
Author(s): Timmermann, C., Uhrenfeldt, L., Birkelund, R.
The positive impact of pleasing hospital aesthetics, both in terms of uplifted moods and improved health outcomes in patients, has been documented and discussed throughout history. From ancient Greeks to Florence Nightingale to modern evidence-based health design, the belief that the hospital environment itself, apart from its technical and clinical abilities, actively contributes to the healing process has resurfaced repeatedly. Despite this, scarcely any empirical research has been done to show how seriously ill patients personally experience their hospital rooms, and what these experiences mean to them during the healing process.
Added December 2015
Measuring the Use of Examination Room Time in Oncology Clinics: A Novel Approach to Assessing Clinic Efficiency and Patient Flow
2014
Journal of Oncology Practice
Journal Article
Author(s): Hamel, L. M., Chapman, R., Eggly, S., Penner, L. A., Tkatch, R., Vichich, J., Albrecht, T. L.
Inefficient use of time can drain resources and impede effective clinic flow. Long wait times in oncology units often result in higher costs for both caregivers and patients, while patients also tend to experience increased stress and reduced overall satisfaction with their treatment. Long wait times have also been shown to directly and indirectly reduce patient adherence to recommended treatments.
Added December 2015
Design, Operation, and Safety of Single-Room Interventional MRI Suites: Practical Experience From Two Centers
2015
Journal of Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 41
Pages 34-43
Author(s): White, M. J., Thornton, J. S., Hawkes, D. J., Hill, D. L .G., Kitchen, N., Mancini, L., McEvoy, A. W., Razavi, R., Wilson, S., Yousry, T., Keevil, S. F.
Designing and operating healthcare spaces to accommodate magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanners presents a variety of challenges. These spaces are often populated with larger amounts of sensitive equipment than typical patient care units, while receiving a nearly equal amount of foot traffic.
Added December 2015
Digital room-layout planning for complex manual handling hospital discharges
2014
International Journal of Integrated Care
Journal Article
Author(s): Abraham, B. B., Birleson, A., Marsden, S.
Added December 2015
Benefits from wood interior in a hospital room: a preference study
2014
Architectural Science Review
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 57
Pages 125-131
Author(s): Nyrud, A. Q., Bringslimark, T., Bysheim, K.
New design strategies, focusing on implementing the psychologically beneficial effects of nature in the built environment, are increasingly being implemented in building design. The design of built settings is of particular importance in environments intended for healing, such as hospitals. Preferences for a setting are thought to be indicators of factors in the environment that can enhance...
Added December 2015
Intensive care unit design and mortality in trauma patients
2014
Journal of Surgical Research
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 190
Pages 640-646
Author(s): Pettit, N. R., Wood, T., Lieber, M., O'Mara, M. S.
A primary concern for many patient care units is the question of where to place more seriously ill patients within the space that is available. Questions regarding the impact of architectural features, such as the availability of natural lighting, or adjacency to nurse stations on patient health outcomes should be further explored so that increasingly effective healthcare environments can be established. Currently, no data exist demonstrating whether trauma patients receiving treatment in intensive care unit (ICU) beds with poor visibility from a central nursing station experience health outcomes different from those in rooms that may be more visible from the nursing station.
Added December 2015
The effectiveness of environmental strategies on noise reduction in a pediatric intensive care unit: Creation of single-patient bedrooms and reducing noise sources
2015
Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing
Journal Article
Issue 3
Volume 20
Pages 210-217
Author(s): Kol, E., Aydın, P., Dursun, O.
Noise has been documented to be an adverse issue for patients and workers in a healthcare setting. The authors refer to literature that indicates that in intensive care units (ICUs), an increasing number of medical devices, equipment, and healthcare providers add to the crowding and ensuing noise levels in the ICUs.
Added December 2015
Metrics of circadian lighting for clinical investigations
2014
Lighting Research and Technology
Journal Article
Issue 6
Volume 46
Pages 637-649
Author(s): Barroso, A., Simons, K., Jager, P. de
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Evaluation of Smart Phones for Remote Control of a Standard Hospital Room
2014
Wireless Personal Communications
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 75
Pages 1005-1013
Author(s): Newman, K. E., Blei, M.
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Modeling infection risk and energy use of upper-room Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation systems in multi-room environments
2015
Science and Technology for the Built Environment
Journal Article
Issue 1
Volume 21
Pages 99-111
Author(s): Noakes, C. J., Khan, M. A. I., Gilkeson, C. A.
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Finding privacy from a public death: A qualitative exploration of how a dedicated space for end-of-life care in an acute hospital impacts on dying patients and their families
2015
Journal of Clinical Nursing
Journal Article
Issue 15-16
Volume 24
Pages 2164-2174
Author(s): Slatyer, S., Pienaar, C., Williams, A. M., Proctor, K., Hewitt, L.
Seriously ill patients die in hospitals around the world, and previous studies have shown that the factors that constitute a “good death” from the perspective of patients include control, comfort, family inclusion, sensitive communication, and peace. The quality of care provided to dying patients affects not only the patients, but bereaved families as well. It is therefore important for hospital environments to carefully consider the resources they provide towards quality end-of-life care.
Added December 2015
What U.S. emergency care value transformation can learn from Canadian efforts to improve emergency department throughput
2015
Academic Emergency Medicine: Official Journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
Journal Article
Issue 6
Volume 22
Pages 750-751
Author(s): Pines, J. M.
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Lean Manufacturing Improves Emergency Department Throughput and Patient Satisfaction:
2015
Journal of Nursing Administration
Journal Article
Issue 9
Volume 45
Pages 429-434
Author(s): Kane, M., Chui, K., Rimicci, J., Callagy, P., Hereford, J., Shen, S., Norris, R., Pickham, D.
The Emergency Department (ED) in the authors’ organization was facing overcrowding, which was placing a strain on ED resources and resulting in a decrease in patient satisfaction. It was decided to extend to the ED the implementation of a lean management strategy, Stanford Operating System (SOS), already in use for hospital operations.
Added December 2015
Increasing Throughput: Results from a 42-Hospital Collaborative to Improve Emergency Department Flow
2015
The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety
Journal Article
Issue 12
Volume 41
Pages 532–553
Author(s): Zocchi, M. S., McClelland, M. S., Pines, J. M.
The rates of visits to the emergency department (ED) in the U.S. have grown in the last 10 years. According to the authors, attempts to decrease crowding in the EDs have been largely through improving the flow, which has been challenged by several factors including inconsistency in the demand for ED services, ED staffing issues, and inconsistency in the availability of inpatient beds.
Added December 2015
Review article: Systematic review of three key strategies designed to improve patient flow through the emergency department
2015
Emergency medicine Australasia: EMA
Journal Article
Issue 5
Volume 27
Pages 394-404
Author(s): Elder, E., Johnston, A. N., Crilly, J.
Added December 2015
Minimizing ED Waiting Times and Improving Patient Flow and Experience of Care
2014
Emergency Medicine International
Journal Article
Volume 2014
Pages e981472
Author(s): Sayah, A., Rogers, L., Devarajan, K., Kingsley-Rocker, L., Lobon, L. F.
Added December 2015
Hallway Patients Reduce Overall Emergency Department Satisfaction
2015
The Journal of Emergency Medicine
Journal Article
Issue 2
Volume 49
Pages 211-216
Author(s): Stiffler, K. A., Wilber, S. T.
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The Impact of a Flexible Care Area on Throughput Measures in an Academic Emergency Department
2015
Journal of Emergency Nursing
Journal Article
Issue 6
Volume 41
Pages 503-509
Author(s): McGrath, J., LeGare, A., Hermanson, L., Repplinger, M. D.
This paper explores the implementation of a novel strategy which involved the creation of a “flexible care area” (FCA), a space designed for initiating patient evaluations and treatments at the beginning of a patient’s visit.
Added December 2015
Driving Efficient Flow: Three Best-Practice Models
2013
Journal of Emergency Nursing
Journal Article
Issue 5
Volume 39
Pages 481-484
Author(s): Baker, S. J., Shupe, R., Smith, D.
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