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Predesign and postoccupancy evaluation
1School of Nursing, San Diego State University, SanDiego, CA 92198, USA. stichler@mail.sdsu.edu
The Journal of Nursing Administration
|February 4, 2010
Summary
The predesign process establishes the foundation for healthcare facility design by identifying stakeholders and goals. Postoccupancy evaluation, though at the other end of the continuum, is equally vital for evidence-based design.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare Design
- Evidence-Based Design
- Facility Planning
Background:
- The predesign phase is crucial for establishing the foundational elements of a new healthcare facility.
- Key components include identifying stakeholders, evidence, benchmark hospitals, and design philosophies.
- This process informs the framework for subsequent postoccupancy evaluations.
Purpose of the Study:
- To describe the predesign and postoccupancy evaluation processes within healthcare facility design.
- To highlight their roles as critical components of the evidence-based design continuum.
- To emphasize the expansion of nurse leaders' competencies in health facility design.
Main Methods:
- The article describes the predesign process, outlining its key components and objectives.
- It also details the postoccupancy evaluation process.
- Both processes are presented as integral parts of a larger evidence-based design continuum.
Main Results:
- The predesign process lays the groundwork for healthcare facility development by defining essential parameters.
- Nurse leaders' knowledge and competencies in health facility design are enhanced through this recurring engagement.
- Predesign and postoccupancy evaluation are identified as distinct yet interconnected phases.
Conclusions:
- Both predesign and postoccupancy evaluation are essential, albeit opposite, ends of the evidence-based design continuum.
- Effective predesign is fundamental for successful healthcare facility outcomes.
- These processes empower nurse leaders to play a pivotal role in healthcare facility design initiatives.
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