Developing evidence-based design guidelines for medical/ surgical hospital patient rooms that meet the needs of staff, patients, and visitors

• Main Authors: Lavender, Steven A., Radin Umar, Zaid @ Radin Zaid, Sommerich, Carolyn M., Li, Jing, Sanders, Elizabeth B.N., Evans, Kevin D., Patterson, Emily S.
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: SAGE Publications Inc. 2020
• Online Access: http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/25300/2/1937586719856009.PDF; http://eprints.utem.edu.my/id/eprint/25300/; https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/1937586719856009

Objectives: This research investigated medical/surgical (Med/Surg) patient room design to accommodate the needs of hospital staff, while at the same time accommodating the needs of patients and their visitors. Background: Designing hospital patient rooms that provide a comfortable healing experience...