March 4, 2013 D. Kirk Hamilton, FAIA, FACHA, EDAC
March 4, 2013 Margaret P. Calkins, PhD, CAPS, EDAC
October 31, 2011 Jaynelle F. Stichler, DNS, RN, EDAC, FACHE, FAAN
Jaynelle F. Stichler, DNS, RN, EDAC, FACHE, FAAN
October 31, 2011 Ayse P. Gurses, PhD and Peter J. Pronovost, MD, PhD
Peter J. Provonost, MD, PhD
Ayse P. Gurses, PhD
August 31, 2011 Leo Kobayashi, MD, Robert M. Boss III, RN, Frantz J. Gibbs, MD, Eric Goldlust, MD, PhD, Michelle M. Hennedy, BSN, RN, James E. Monti, MD, and Nathan A. Siegel, MD
Introduction
Healthcare systems face innumerable challenges to patient safety on a daily basis.
February 15, 2011 Gesine Marquardt, Dr-Ing
Introduction
Finding one's way is an essential ability and a prerequisite for autonomy and independence, thereby promoting self-sufficiency and self-esteem. However, spatial disorientation and declining wayfinding abilities are among the frequently mentioned early symptoms of dementia. In 2002...
February 15, 2011 Donna L. Algase, PhD, Cathy Antonakos, PhD, Elizabeth Beattie, PhD, Cynthia Beel-Bates, PhD, and Jun-Ah Song, PhD
Crowding has been widely examined in the literature on health, disease, and housing regulation, yet a specific examination of this important concept is lacking in the literature on creating and evaluating environments for people with dementia (Sloane et al., 2002; Teresi, Holmes, & Ory, 2000;...
September 30, 2010 Caren S. Martin, PhD, CID, FASID, IIDA
Caren S. Martin, PhD, CID, FASID, IIDA
Research is viewed as an essential activity in the creation of design solutions to address the safety crisis in healthcare environments (Institute of Medicine, 1999).
January 1, 2010 Tom Lent, Julie Silas, JD, and Jim Vallette
Acknowledgments:Chemical Hazards Analysis of Resilient Flooring for Health Care is an edited excerpt of a white paper, Resilient Flooring & Chemical Hazards: A Comparative Analysis of Vinyl and Other Alternatives for Health Care, originally released in May 2009 by the Research Collaborative of...
February 1, 2009 Atiya Mahmood, PhD, Habib Chaudhury, PhD, and Alana Gaumont
Introduction
Medication errors contribute significantly to patient morbidity and mortality and are associated with considerable cost to the healthcare system (Chaudhury & Mahmood, 2007). This is especially true in long-term care facilities for two reasons: elderly patients are more likely to...
February 1, 2009 Jun Lu, PhD and Sue Hignett, PhD
Acknowledgments: This article presents independent research commissioned by the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), National Health Service (NHS) Physical Environment Research Programme. The views expressed are those of the authors and not necessarily those of the NHS, the NIHR, or the...
September 30, 2008 Edgar Ramos Vieira
Introduction
Manual patient transfers present a high risk of injury (Vieira, 2007a). A shortage of staff, a high incidence of adverse events in healthcare, an increase in the elderly and obese populations with an associated increase in the numbers of elderly and obese patients in healthcare...
