Wk 2, HCS 529: DR 2

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Doria Chege

Hi

Class,

Insightful response and safety and quality are both important in design. The protection and health of patients and staff is a major contributor to this; “Balancing the line of keeping settings secure and making them feel institutionalized or ‘prison-like” (Brown, 2015, in French). 

If the need to feel safe in healthcare environments is not fulfilled, the patients will be less likely to return and go elsewhere for care services. It is vital to keep these spaces safe and inviting for both staff and patients. The architecture of a facility/structure and its fixed and movable elements may directly affect human performance, especially the health and safety of staff, patients, and families. Patient safety can be improved by targeting human factors in hospital construction and ensuring that residual symptoms and neurological failures leading to adverse outcomes are eliminated. This involves a multi-faceted approach, including creating a solid safety culture, redesigning programs or facilities and equipment, and technologies, mitigating cognitive error situations, and helping caregivers with designs to remove errors. 

Class,

Can you think of some designs that you have experienced that help reduces anxiety? What about bringing in nature?

References:

Brown, J. (2015). BIG-PICTURE DESIGN TRENDS REFLECT CHANGING INDUSTRY NEEDS. Behavioral Healthcare, 35(4), 46-47. Retrieved from https://search.proquest.com/docview/1755861818?accountid=35812

Reiling J, Hughes RG, Murphy MR. The Impact of Facility Design on Patient Safety. In: Hughes RG, editor. Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-Based Handbook for Nurses. Rockville (MD): Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (US); 2008 Apr. Chapter 28. Available from: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK2633/

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