Designing Nurses: What Do Nurses in Design Do?

In this episode of The AJN Podcast, Susan O’Hara, PhD, MPH, RN, BA, EDAC, FNIHD, discusses the role of nurses in design and the impact they make on patient care and nurse safety. Resources for nurses interested in health care design: Journals HERD - Health Environments Research and Design Journal -https://journals.sagepub.com/home/HER BHAC - Building Healthy Academic Communities Journal - https://ojs.library.osu.edu/index.php/BHAC AJN - American Journal of Nursing - https://journals.lww.com/ajnonline/pages/default.aspx Conferences HCD Healthcare Design - https://www.hcdexpo.com Environments for Aging - https://environmentsforaging.com PDC Planning, Design, and Construction - https://www.ashe.org/education/pdc-summit Organizations, Certifications, and Other Resources CHD Center for Health Design - https://www.healthdesign.org   EDAC Evidence-Based Design Accreditation and Certification (EDAC) - https://www.healthdesign.org/certification-outreach/edac FGI  Facility Guideline Institute FGI Guidelines (Hospital, Outpatient, Residential) - https://fgiguidelines.org NIHD Nursing Institute for Healthcare Design -  https://nursingihd.com  Phases of Design Architecture Explained: The Phases of Designing and Building a Project - https://wc-studio.com/journal/2019/7/5/working-with-an-architect-understanding-phases-of-design-construction Architectural Design Process: A Quick Guide https://www.projectmanager.com/blog/architectural-design-process Universities/Programs The Ohio State University College of Nursing, Center for Healthcare Innovation and Leadership, Master of Healthcare Innovation - https://nursing.osu.edu/academics/masters/master-healthcare-innovation The Ohio State University Knowlton School of Architecture - https://knowlton.osu.edu   New York University, Rory Meyers College of Nursing. The Course: “The Environment and Health of Populations” - https://nursing.nyu.edu References Cordoza, M., Ulrich, R. S., Manulik, B. J., Gardiner, S. K., Fitzpatrick, P. S., Hazen, T. M., Mirka, A., & Perkins, R. S. (2018). Impact of Nurses Taking Daily Work Breaks in a Hospital Garden on Burnout. Am J Crit Care, 27(6), 508-512. https://doi.org/10.4037/ajcc2018131 Fawcett, J. (2023). Thoughts About the Metaparadigm of Nursing: Contemporary Status and Recommendations for Evolution. Nursing Science Quarterly, 36(3), 303-305. https://doi.org/10.1177/08943184231169770 Godin, M. R., & Nasr, A. S. (2023). Assessing the Impact of a New Pediatric Healthcare Facility on Medication Administration: A Human Factors Approach. Journal of Nursing Administration, 53(6), 331-336. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNA.0000000000001295   McDonald, L. (2020). Florence Nightingale’s influence on hospital design, hospitalism, hospital diseases, and hospital architects. In (Vol. 13, pp. 30-35): SAGE Publications Sage CA: Los Angeles, CA. Nightingale, F. (1863). Notes on hospitals (3d , enl. and for the most part rewritten ed.). Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts, and Green. Nightingale, F. (2015). Notes on Hospitals. Dover Publications. http://www.myilibrary.com?id=729288 Nightingale, F., & Nursing, N. O. (1859). What it is and what it is not. Notes on nursing. O'Hara, S. (2014). Planning intensive care unit design using computer simulation modeling: optimizing integration of clinical, operational, and architectural requirements. Critical Care Nursing Quarterly, 37(1), 67-82. O'Hara, S., Klar, R. T., Patterson, E. S., Morris, N. S., Ascenzi, J., Fackler, J. C., & Perry, D. J. (2018). Macrocognition in the Healthcare Built Environment (mHCBE): A Focused Ethnographic Study of "Neighborhoods" in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. HERD, 11(2), 104-123. https://doi.org/10.1177/1937586717728484 Obeidat, B., Younis, M. B., Al-Shlool, E. a., & Alzouby, A. (2022). A study of workspace design characteristics exemplified by nurses’ satisfaction within three intensive care units in a university hospital. HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal, 15(2), 63-78. https://doi.org/10.1177/19375867211055731 Stichler, J. F. (2015). Using Magnet® as a Framework for Nurse Participation in Facility Design. JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration, 45(1), 11-13. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNA.0000000000000150 Ulrich, R. S. (1984). View through a window may influence recovery from surgery. Science, 224(4647), 420-421. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.6143402 Zamani, Z., Joy, T., & Gobel, D. (2024). “We Have Outgrown Our Space; Our Facility Is Old and Falling Apart”: Physical Design Implications to Address the Needs and Priorities of a Critical Access Hospital (CAH). HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal, 17(1), 306-325. https://doi.org/10.1177/19375867231188148