NURS 6210 Medical Facility Design: Maximizing Patient Outcomes
This course introduces students to the complexities of new build and renovation facility design projects. Students are challenged to contemplate patient safety while critiquing comprehensive functional designs in compliance with national standards and Department of Defense (DoD) space criteria, safety concerns and advanced issues for infection control during construction or renovation. Students will explore the evidence related to facility design inclusive of building codes and architectural requirements while promoting a healthy environment for patients and staff. Students will utilize critical thinking skills to navigate inter-professional issues to promote a team approach to evidence-based health care facility design. Students will participate in a comprehensive learning classroom and field experiences exposing them to LEED health care facility design and the impact on patient outcomes and the environment. Incorporating the aspects of facility design, students will create a layout of perioperative services inclusive of all clinics and departments supporting this continuum.