Enhancing the Traditional Hospital Design Process: A Focus on Patient Safety

Reiling, John; Knutzen, Barbara L.; Wallen, Thomas K.; McCullough, Susan; Miller, Ric; Chernos, Sonja

doi:10.1016/s1549-3741(04)30013-4

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“…Studies indicated that using carpets, or other low-impact flooring solutions, did not show significant differences in reducing the risk of falls compared with a vinyl flooring (Hanger, 2017;Warren & Hanger, 2013); while Lachance et al's (2017) review concluded that compliant flooring was a promising strategy for preventing fall-related injuries. On the other hand, it is clear that ergonomic furniture, fixtures and equipment (FF&E), and anti-slip facilities are necessary to reduce falls, back pain and increase social interactions, and for safety reasons (Carayon, Xie, & Kianfar, 2014;Clarkson et al, 2004;Reiling et al, 2004).…”

Section: Final E-o-h Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Healing built-environment effects on health outcomes: environment–occupant–health framework

Zhang

Tzortzopoulos

Kagioglou

2018

Building Research & Information

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An investigation examined the structured scientific evidence on healthcare facilities (the healing built environment -HBE) and its impact on patients' health outcomes under a holistic conceptual evaluative framework. The integrative review considered 127 papers (of which 59 were review papers). It found there was no adequate framework that could integrate existing research findings holistically. Such a holistic framework needs to demonstrate the cumulative and interactive effects of various HBE characteristics on patients' health outcomes and wellbeing. An environment-occupant-health (E-O-H) framework is proposed, taking a holistic perspective to identify and evaluate different HBE characteristics. The E-O-H framework should support future research by (1) identifying the HBE characteristics that affect health outcomes; (2) defining appropriate future research designs; and (3) understanding the need for holistic analysis of the integrated effects of diverse HBE characteristics on health outcomes.

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Section: Final E-o-h Frameworkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Healing built-environment effects on health outcomes: environment–occupant–health framework

Zhang

Tzortzopoulos

Kagioglou

2018

Building Research & Information

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“…Decentralized nursing stations reduce the amount of walking undertaken by the nursing staff (Sturdavant 1960;Trites and Green 1970;Shepley 2002), and thus increase patient care time (which e.g. increase the patients' safety and social support from staff to patients) (Hendrich 2003;IOM 2004;Reiling et al 2004;Ampt, Harris, and Maxwell 2008). However, nurses working in decentralized units can feel isolated from their colleagues, lose their sense of team connection (Tyson, Lambert, and Beattie 2002), and have fewer social interactions compared with nurses working in centralized nursing stations (Zborowsky et al 2010).…”

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confidence: 99%

Physical characteristics of the indoor environment that affect health and wellbeing in healthcare facilities: a review

Salonen

Lahtinen

Lappalainen

et al. 2013

Intelligent Buildings International

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Understanding the physical characteristics of the indoor environment that affect human health and wellbeing is the key requirement underpinning the beneficial design of a healthcare facility (HCF). We reviewed and summarized physical factors of the indoor environment reported to affect human health and wellbeing in HCFs. Altogether, 214 publications were selected for this review. According to the literature, there is strong scientific evidence to show that following indoor environmental factors have beneficial effects for all user groups when appropriately designed or implemented: the acoustic environment, ventilation and air conditioning systems, the thermal environment, the visual environment (e.g. lighting, and views of nature), ergonomic conditions and furniture. In contrast, the effect of special layouts and room type and floor coverings may be beneficial for one group and detrimental for another. Some of the physical factors may, in themselves, directly promote or hinder health and wellbeing, but the factors can also have numerous indirect impacts by influencing the behaviour, actions and interactions of patients, their families and the staff members. The findings of this research enable a good understanding of the different physical factors of the indoor environment on health and wellbeing and provide a practical resource for those responsible for the design and operation of the facilities as well as researchers investigating these factors. However, more studies are needed in order to inform the design of optimally beneficial indoor environments in HCFs for all user groups.

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“…The individuals planning St. Joseph's Community Hospital recognized the opportunity to increase patient safety and promote a patient-safe culture by improving the traditional hospital facility design process (Reiling et al, 2004 Much of this challenge stems from a lack of solid information. This lack of information can take two fon11s: (a) failure to appreciate the scope of the problem, and (b) a lack of clinical and financial evidence that demonstrates what initiatives actually benefit the organization.…”

Section: Adverse Eventsmentioning

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Frameworks for Patient Safety in the Nursing Curriculum

Chenot¹,

Daniel²

2010

J Nurs Educ

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Patient safety has recently received a great deal of media coverage. Professional and regulatory agencies have indicated that patient safety education should be provided to health care workers to improve health outcomes. This study’s primary purpose was to gain a better understanding of the current status of patient safety awareness among prelicensure nursing students. Data were collected from two samples ( N = 150 and 318), and nursing curricula were examined from seven institutions. Measurement integrity studies indicated that patient safety awareness can be measured validly and reliably. Demographic variables were correlated with patient safety awareness. A content analysis found that all of the participating nursing schools included at least three of the six core competencies of the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) ( Cronenwett et al., 2007 ) in their curriculum; one school exhibited all six. Our findings led to conclusions and recommendations for nurse educators and for future research on patient safety education in the nursing curriculum.

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Enhancing the Traditional Hospital Design Process: A Focus on Patient Safety

Cited by 36 publications

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Healing built-environment effects on health outcomes: environment–occupant–health framework

Healing built-environment effects on health outcomes: environment–occupant–health framework

Physical characteristics of the indoor environment that affect health and wellbeing in healthcare facilities: a review

Frameworks for Patient Safety in the Nursing Curriculum

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