title: ED located next to ICU to bolster patient safety.
abstract: Thinking ahead in the design process can help eliminate potential barriers to optimal patient safety: Eliminating the need to transport patients to distant departments lessens the risk of harm--for example, IV tubes being dislodged in transit. Nurses don't really have to "leave" their patients to help out in adjacent units. Standardization of room equipment placement makes it easier for nurses from one department to work in another.
mesh_terms: D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D019300:Medical Errors; D017751:Safety Management; D014481:United States; D017132:Workplace