title: Facility planning. A blueprint for nurse executives.
abstract: Nurse executives have a critical role to ensure that facility planning will meet the needs of patients and make effective use of nursing personnel. The authors discuss the stages of the facility planning process. A detailed checklist assists nurse executives involved in facility remodeling, expansion, retrofitting, and new construction projects.
authors.affiliation: Army Nurse Corps, Womack Army Medical Center, Fort Bragg, NC.
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Munn
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Saulsbery
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D005160:Facility Design and Construction; D006272:Health Facility Environment; D006274:Health Facility Moving / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D010934:Planning Techniques; D014481:United States