Improving Inpatient Units
Jo Friese, RN, Clinical Director of E-3, shown with members of the E-3 nursing team in a sample inpatient room. |
The BackusCare project will completely renovate two floors in the existing E-wing to serve as multi-purpose inpatient medical/surgical areas. The renovations will provide greater privacy, better accommodations for patients and their visitors, and more clinical flexibility with the addition of 21 staffed multi-purpose medical-surgical beds.
Units will include the most up-todate technology, safety and design features and CONTAIN THESE SPECIFIC IMPROVEMENTS:
- A computerized telemetry system to monitor the condition of all patients, providing another important measure of safety and allowing these units to serve the widest range of clinical diagnoses.
- The majority of rooms will be designed for single-patient occupancy and all rooms will contain private bathrooms with showers.
- A centrally located nursing station will enable good visibility of and prompt access to all patient rooms, facilitating communication between care givers, patients and families.
- Comfortable, private space for family meetings and patient/family education.
- A second nursing center with direct access to a cluster of patient rooms. This design will allow for the activation of satellite special care areas, if required, due to shifting patient volumes and clinical needs.
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The designs for the renovated E-wing have been developed for patient comfort and privacy as well as nursing efficiency. Single-patient rooms will feature full baths and a centrally-located clinical station will provide prompt access to all rooms. |
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