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Design for Critical Care: An Evidence-Based Approach book cover

1st Edition

Design for Critical Care An Evidence-Based Approach

By D. Kirk Hamilton, Mardelle McCuskey Shepley Copyright 2010
328 Pages
by Routledge

328 Pages
by Routledge

327 Pages
by Routledge
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It is now widely recognized that the physical environment has an impact on the physiology, psychology, and sociology of those who experience it. When designing a critical care unit, the demands on the architect or designer working together with the interdisciplinary team of clinicians are highly specialized. Good design can have a hugely positive impact in terms of the recovery of patients and... Read more

Part One: Better Design for Better Outcomes; Chapter 1: Evidence-Based Design and Applied Research; Chapter 2: Facility Design for Critical Care; Part Two: The Physical Setting; Chapter 3: Design of the Unit; Chapter 4: Design of the Patient and Family Spaces; Chapter 5: Design of the Staff Support Spaces; Part Three: Research on Persons and Environment; Chapter 6: Creating Therapeutic Environments for Critical Care; Chapter 7: The People; Chapter 8: Activities and Behavior; Part Four: Path to a Bright Future; Conclusion; Appendix; References; Index

Biography

D. Kirk Hamilton is a director emeritus for the Center for Health Design, a fellow of the Center for Health Systems and Design, professor of architecture at Texas A and M University, and a founding principal of Emeritus, WHR Architects.

Mardelle McCuskey Shepley is director of the Center for Health Systems and Design and the William M. Pena professor of architecture at Texas A and M University. 

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