Nurses offer insights into healthcare design

Book by the Nursing Institute for Healthcare Design and Herman Miller Healthcare includes nurses' perspectives


A new book by the Nursing Institute for Healthcare Design and Herman Miller Healthcare offers nurses' perspectives on healthcare design, according to Health Facilities Management.

"Nurses as Leaders in Healthcare Design: A Resource for Nurses and Interprofessional Partners"  is dedicated to helping leaders tap into one of the most unrealized resources in the planning and design of clinical environments: the nurses. 

It focuses on clinicians' roles in designing healthcare environments to optimize outcomes.

Topics addressed in the book include:

• Why design matters: Maslow's hierarchy for healthcare design

• Nurse-led innovation in healthcare design

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February 10, 2016


Topic Area: Architecture


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