'Mock EDs' help finalize design plans.
Nurse managers involved in the planning for two new EDs in the Fort Lauderdale, FL-based Broward Health system provided invaluable input to the design team which should enhance patient safety by ensuring efficient and speedy care. Here are their suggestions for other nurse managers who are planning similar projects: Ensure that supplies and equipment are readily accessible to the providers who will use them. If you allow family members in patients' rooms, be sure to leave enough space for a stretcher and for family. Make sure storage space is ample and that there are an adequate number of electrical outlets.
D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006749:Hospital Design and Construction / Q000379:methods*; D009718:Nurse Administrators