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Create a welcoming healthcare environment to reduce fear and aid recovery. Coordinate finishes, colors, and lighting to provide comfort and accessibility. Incorporate nature views and effective way-finding design for a pleasant experience.
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Aesthetics of Physical Environment • Patients are often afraid and confused. • These feelings may slow their recovery. • Hospital stay should be • non-threatening • comfortable 3.03 Understand support services
Aesthetics of Physical Environment • The interior design of the healthcare agency should be based on • facilities mission • patient profile 3.03 Understand support services
Aesthetics of Physical Environment • Coordinate selection of facility finishes and furnishings • Participate in development of design and construction plans • Analyze the therapeutic and functional aspects of color décor and furnishing 3.03 Understand support services
Aesthetics of Physical Environment • Provide accessibility through appropriate directional aids • Maintain a clutter free environment • Maintain facility in good repair • Present products and services in a quality manner X-ray Laboratory 3.03 Understand support services
Aesthetics of Physical Environment • Use familiar and culturally relevant materials • Use cheerful and varied colors and textures • Use natural light wherever possible and color-corrected lighting in interior spaces that do not have natural light 3.03 Understand support services
Aesthetics of Physical Environment • Provide views of the outdoors from every patient bed; pictures or murals of nature scenes if outdoor views are not possible • Design a “way-finding” process to allow for ease in getting to a destination and returning X-ray Laboratory 3.03 Understand support services
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