HCS 446 Week 4 Team Assignment Facility Planning Part III

HCS
446 Week 4 Team Assignment Facility Planning Part III
Read
the following information:
Health
care facilities are unique and have clearly defined characteristics based on
the needs of the facility or population being served. Poor design may lead to staff,
visitor, or patient stress. In large facilities, inability to find a department
may lead to frustrations and disorientation for older patients. Poor layout may
also lead to staff inefficiencies or fines because of failure to meet
regulatory requirements.
Resource: Facility
Planning – Part III on the student Website
Download the
SmartDraw Healthcare software located on your student Website in Week Four.
Complete a
floor plan of the facility that you selected.
Select one
of the following facilities and obtain approval from your faculty regarding
this choice. Indicate if this will be a new facility or the renovation of an
existing structure. If it is a new or existing structure, also explain why the
renovation or new facility is needed.
An
ambulatory care clinic
A
clinic within a hospital, such as an emergency room, surgical center, or an OB
unit
A
family clinic
An
outpatient clinic
A
long-term care facility

Choose the
template you want to use and it will then open in the SmartDraw software. From
that point, you will be able to modify the template and add the information
listed below. Once you have completed the floor plan and you are still in the
SmartDraw software, save it as a Word .doc file. This will keep the file size
small and you may post the file in your appropriate course folder.
Using your
SmartDraw floor plan, focus on the following environmental design elements:
The
healthcare structure
Diagnostic
and treatment space equipment and location
Customer
service and amenities, such as the reception desk, bathroom, shower, vending
machine, and so forth
Clinical
support areas, such as nurse’s station, charting areas, and so forth
Physician
or dentist office space for patient consultation
Administrative
offices
Building
support, such as laundry, generator facilities, housekeeping, and so forth
Mechanical
equipment, such as space for laboratory equipment, radiology equipment, gases
such as oxygen, and suctions
Color
and noise elements
Regulatory
elements such as Occupational Safety and Health
Administration
and ADA guidelines
Other
elements such as IT or creative healing environmental ideas

Write a
350- to 700-word summary that includes the following information:
Reason
you selected the floor plan you designed
Any
recommendations or suggestions for completing your floor plan differently –
what would you do differently next time?
Something
that you learned from doing this process and completing your own floor
plan