ND-0428 · 2012 · Other
The Effect of Hospital Unit Layout on Nurse Walking Behavior
Yi, Seo. HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal. 2012.
doi.org/10.1177/193758671200600104 · Finding drafted from the abstract
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What the source reports
The path between rooms and medication areas predicted nurse walking better than unit shape.
Design questions and applications
Measure key routes rather than choosing a shape.
Field
Hospitals and psychiatric care
Notes and follow-up
Added from the Corpus Desk (card yi-2012-hospital-unit) on 2026-11-09. Evidence strength and translation distance not yet rated. WELL label held for review.
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Field
Spatial variable
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