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Jun 13, 2019 · This design process identified 51 desirable room design features that were incorporated into 66 evidence-based design guidelines for the different areas within the Med/Surg patient room including the entry way (16 guidelines), the patient clinical area (22 guidelines), the bathroom (17 guidelines), the family area (8 guidelines), and storage ...
- Steven A. Lavender, Carolyn M. Sommerich, Elizabeth B.-N. Sanders, Kevin D. Evans, Jing Li, Radin Za...
- 2020
The author notes that an inadequately designed bathroom can decelerate patient recovery and adversely affect nurse efficiency and health. This study explores the usability, accessibility, and safety of 32 bathrooms in a hospital’s rehabilitation ward in Italy.
- Location, Location, Location
- Bigger Bathrooms
- Safe Accessibility
- The Fixture Triangle
- Falls and Water Hazards
- Infection Risks
- Shower Safety Options
- Assessing The Trade-Offs
Under the premise that every patient bedroom has a full bathroom, there are only a few locations for the bathroom: inboard along the corridor wall, or outboard along the exterior wall; and at either the headwall or the footwall. Another possibility nests toilets back to back between bedrooms. Occasionally, to augment space within the module, the ba...
It is not uncommon to find patient bathrooms from the 1970s that measure less than 20 net square feet (nsf) and include only a toilet and sink. Today's near-universal inclusion of a shower in the acute care bathroom increases bathroom size to 30 nsf, with the requirement for ADAAG typically adding 12 nsf or more. Other factors that also have signif...
The type and size of the patient bathroom door impacts the ease of access for both patient and caregiver and has been implicated in patient falls. In determining appropriate access, there may be a trade-off between access into the toilet, door collisions and clearances in the bedroom. Doors to patient bedrooms must swing out or have emergency rescu...
The relationship of the fixture triangle — toilet, sink and shower — may define a bathroom's success. For many designers, the first imperative has been to locate the toilet close to the door, as the primary destination of patients most of the time, perhaps with some urgency. Locating the toilet adjacent to the sink may allow a weak patient to acces...
There is evidence that bathroom fall injuries likely will be more severe than bedroom falls, presumably because of the bathroom's hard and immovable surfaces and fixtures. Unfortunately, there is no ideal bathroom size small enough to always provide a grab bar or safe surface for a patient to hold onto, but large enough so that they make it to the ...
The patient bathroom is one area where good design can help prevent health care-associated infections (HAIs) and their human and financial costs. Each bathroom surface must be durable and easy to clean and maintain. Features such as door frames, casework and finish transitions must be carefully detailed to avoid hard-to-clean crevices and joints. O...
Because water control is linked to patient bathroom safety, the shower is a major concern. Although showers typically are included in the patient bathroom, the percentage and types of patients and family members who shower remain open questions. However, failing to include showers in the patient bathroom may limit future flexibility to accommodate ...
Treating the patient bathroom as a design exercise with its own programmatic requirements and wisely assessing the many trade-offs involved helps to ensure that it lives up to the aspirations of all involved. Jennifer Aliber, AIA, ACHA, LEED AP, is a principal with the national architecture firm of Shepley Bulfinch, where she is a leader of the fir...
Jun 14, 2021 · Each patient room has a nurses’ workplace with a washbasin and adequate storage for materials, and the bathrooms for the patients are barrier-free with sliding doors.
Jul 11, 2014 · This study explores safety, usability and accessibility issues in hospital bathrooms with a participative ergonomic approach. 32 hospital bathrooms of an Italian rehabilitation ward were...
Jun 12, 2017 · A patient room that maximizes available space, lowers construction and operational costs, improves process flows for providers and improves patient and family satisfaction. The following are insights into right-sized patient smart rooms:
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Medical-surgical patient rooms constitute a significant component of a hospital building project, with a large body of research evidence and best practice knowledge for designers to draw upon in order to create a best design that successfully addresses unique issues in the design of each project.
