title: Nurse leaders in healthcare design.
abstract: Nurses are leading major changes in the healthcare design and construction industry. The purpose of this facility design article is to expand nurse leaders' knowledge and competencies in health facility design and enable them to take leadership roles in design efforts. This article describes how a group of determined and passionate nurses have created significant changes in healthcare design.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, San Diego State University and Research & Professional Development, Sharp Metro Campus, San Diego, California, USA. jstichler@aol.com
authors.forename: Jaynelle F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Stichler
authors.forename: Debbie
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gregory
mesh_terms: D000047:Academies and Institutes; D004506:Education, Nursing; D005160:Facility Design and Construction; D006801:Humans; D033181:Information Dissemination; D007857:Leadership; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D015399:Nursing Research; D014481:United States