Have you ever wondered how the Nursing Institute for Healthcare Design came to be? Or asked what role nurses can play in the healthcare design process? This interview by Johnson & Johnson brings light to these questions. NIHD founder, Debbie Gregory DNP, RN, shares her story.
Debbie shares:
"Having a clinician at the design table can create an incredible line of sight into the operation of a space, such as how equipment is actually used, what nurse work flows are like, the various steps nurses take to complete a task and what the greatest challenges are in their environments. Nurses can serve as vital liaisons and interpreters for architects and engineers.
Most healthcare spaces have a nurse zone, patient zone and family zone, and nurses can provide insights into the correct positions and sizes for everyone to operate comfortably. Nurses are by nature patient-centered, so it’s like having a representative for not just nurses but patients in the design process."