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Informationen zum Autor 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. Klappentext When designing a critical care unit, the demands on the architect or designer are highly specialized. It is also now widely recognized that good design can have a hugely positive impact in terms of the recovery of patients and their hospital experience as a whole. Design for Critical Care presents a thorough and insightful guide to the very best practice in intensive care design, focusing on design that has been proven to be successful and beneficial to both hospital staff and hospital patients. By making the connection between research evidence and design practice, the authors present a practical and technical approach for successful healthcare design. Zusammenfassung A guide to the best practice in intensive care design, focusing on design that has been successful and beneficial to both hospital staff and hospital patients. By making the connection between research evidence and design practice, it presents an approach that outlines the future for successful design for critical care settings. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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 ...
