Session Information
ASHE 2011 International Conference and Exhibition on Health Facility Planning Design and Construction
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Building Smart Without Compromising Efficiency
Track
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Performance Metrics
Program Code:
225624
Date:
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Time:
1:45 PM to 2:45 PM
EST
Location:
TCC - Room 7-9
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Debajyoti Pati, PhD, FIIA, LEED AP, Executive Director, Center for Advanced Design Research & Evaluation (CADRE)
Description
Determining the appropriate size for a nursing unit requires balancing numerous conflicting priorities, ranging from quality patient care to departmental productivity. This session looks at a number of strategies for maintaining efficiencies in large (36-bed) inpatient units while achieving high staff productivity and capital-cost economy. This session will enable you to-
• Describe three strategies from the case study that can be used to locate RN activity zones (including documenting and charting, nursing supplies, medication, and technology) as a means to reduce capital costs and improve efficiencies.
• Explain how lean design strategies, including “Target Value Design,” were applied in the case study to achieve and maintain a health care physical environment that promotes employee and patient satisfaction.
• Describe three tools that design teams can use, based on presentations, to improve efficiencies in patient care.
• List various evaluation techniques, based on a review of lessons learned, that can be used to assess the impact nursing unit design has on patient care in terms of efficiencies, effectiveness, and patient satisfaction.
• Describe three strategies from the case study that can be used to locate RN activity zones (including documenting and charting, nursing supplies, medication, and technology) as a means to reduce capital costs and improve efficiencies.
• Explain how lean design strategies, including “Target Value Design,” were applied in the case study to achieve and maintain a health care physical environment that promotes employee and patient satisfaction.
• Describe three tools that design teams can use, based on presentations, to improve efficiencies in patient care.
• List various evaluation techniques, based on a review of lessons learned, that can be used to assess the impact nursing unit design has on patient care in terms of efficiencies, effectiveness, and patient satisfaction.
- Learn how a larger unit was implemented without affecting staff performance while maintaining high patient assessment scores
- Understand the capital cost implications of unit size
- Understand the key areas of impact of unit size on unit operations
No items are available for this session.