There are many different ways to recognize and honor one another, certainly on special days but also all year long in ways big and small. So if you are an employer of nurses, if you are a nurse, or if you have a nurse in your family; how are you going to celebrate?
Read MoreInsights and Inspirations: Reflecting on My First ASHE PDC Summit
Last month, NIHD Member Andrea Skowronek, RD, MPH, CAPM had the incredible opportunity to attend her first ASHE PDC Summit. Summit sessions were a buffet of practical, actionable advice, exactly what you’d expect from a gathering of top-tier engineers, architects, designers, construction professionals, hospital administrators, and clinicians. Read about the insights she gathered.
Read MoreThe Quest for Common Ground in Rural and Urban Development: Key Takeaways from the See Change Sessions
See Change Sessions is the collision of unconventional networking and collaboration by labs (workshops) and in-the-moment speaker topics to facilitate change across six different priority, themed areas – Where We Live; Beyond the Stars; Turning the Tide; Breaking the Buzzword; Cultures in Conversation; and Harmony & Dissonance.
Read MoreAre you a procrastinator?
Better Homes & Gardens (BHG) has always been one of NIHD President Kris Krail's favorites – lots of pretty pictures, realistic design ideas and good recipes. So, she was somewhat surprised when the first sentence in the “editor’s letter” was I am a procrastinator.
Read MoreNIHD Introduces The DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurse Leader in Healthcare Design.
This DAISY Nurse Leader Award is open to individual nurses who are actively engaged in healthcare design. This includes nurses who consult, assist, advise, or work in creating better spaces for patients and families.
Read MoreCollaboration Spaces for Healthcare Teams
During my time as a bedside nurse I recall thinking that teamwork and communication came naturally by just working well with other care team members, and that the patients would naturally benefit from this. But as I began transitioning my career to patient safety and quality of care through improving teamwork and communication I then realized that there are enablers and barriers to teamwork in the very unit and care areas we work in.
Read MoreFrom Stress Reduction to Conversation Starters: Infusing the Visual Arts into Healthcare Settings
Art, while decorative, is more than simply a backdrop for medical environments. It is a path towards truly holistic healing and an integral part of our hospital experience. Pulling from evidence-based design research, Antonia Dapena-Tretter uses her background as the Art Curator at Stanford Medicine | Children’s Health, and board member at The National Organization for Arts in Health, to make the case for including artwork commissions and murals in every hospital or clinical space.
Read MoreNurse Call Improves Outpatient Flow.
Are you interested in increasing your organization’s operational effectiveness? If yielding higher profits, revenue, and staff productivity is important to you, please continue reading this blog.
Read MoreFrom Clinical Nurse Specialist to Healthcare Operations Planner: Meet Ron Kraus.
At the last HCD Conference, Board member Kevin Meek had an opportunity to work in the NIHD booth with Ron Kraus MSN, RN, CEN, TCRN, ACNS-BC, a Healthcare Operations Planner with BSA LifeStructures. Recently joining the team at BSA LifeStructures in August 2022, Ron brings decades of clinical experience to the healthcare design operations team supporting clients and internal teams.
Read MoreNIHD to sponsor nursing students in the 2024 PDC Student Challenge!
NIHD will sponsor graduate nursing students from Montana State University Mark and Robyn Jones College of Nursing to join the 2024 PDC Student Challenge.
Read MoreUnveiling My Conference Journey: Motivation, Learnings, and Social Opportunities.
At this year's Healthcare Design Conference + Expo (HCD), my motivation to attend was driven from the evolving landscape of healthcare design, prompting me to explore the pervasive influence, redirection, and support technology has offered in shaping our perspectives.
Read MoreFlooring and Integrated Systems in Behavioral Health: Meeting the Challenges.
Behavioral Health is among the fastest growing applications in the healthcare space. The challenges involved in marrying the performance attributes required of an acute behavioral facility, while also achieving desired aesthetic outcomes, can be daunting. Read more in this blog contribution by Paul McKinney, EDAC, National Healthcare Segment Director, Gerflor USA.
Read More2024: Finding Purpose in our Community.
2024 will be a challenging year for our healthcare professions and industry, to say nothing about our society, country, and world. Let us together find purpose in our community with one another and in our collective vision to shape the future of healthcare through the engagement and integration of the clinical voice in the planning and design of healthcare environments.
Read MoreNIHD’s Favorite Things of 2023.
With 2023 almost to a close, we asked current & past board members of the Nursing Institute of Healthcare Design to reflect on their favorite healthcare products, designs, and trends that will kickstart an aspirational New Year.
Read MoreThe Case for Creating Intentional, High Performing Project Teams
A high performing team is a group of people who share a common vision, goals, and values, and who collaborate effectively to achieve exceptional results. A high performing team is not just a collection of individuals who happen to work together, but rather an intentional, cohesive unit that leverages the strengths and skills of each member.
Read MoreSustainability and Climate Change Take Center Stage at Healthcare Facilities Symposium and Expo
That wraps up another eventful and successful Healthcare Facilities Symposium and Expo. For those of us familiar with attending and presenting at conferences, there is often a key takeaway about what trends those working in the sector should be planning for. Climate Change and Sustainability was undoubtedly the biggest takeaway from this year's conference…
Read MoreJoin our Art Auction in New Orleans!
The NIHD Foundation members are thrilled to share some of the artwork that will be part of our inaugural Art Auction. The Art Auction will be held on Saturday, November 4th 2023 during the NIHD Reception at the Healthcare Design Conference + Expo (HCD).
Read MoreWorking on Working Together: A Collaborative, Interdisciplinary Education Model for the Next Generation of Engineering, Nursing Students
Effective teamwork particularly across design disciplines requires a solid foundation in the art of working together. Read the latest blog contribution by NIHD Board Member for Education Elizabeth Johnson, PhD, MS-CRM, RN.
Read MoreUsing Full-Scale Simulations in a Mock-Up Space During the Design Process.
Using mock-ups during the design development phase of a project provides a unique opportunity to allow frontline staff to envision their future space and move through it according to their anticipated workflows. Read this blog contribution by NIHD Board member Lynn Aguilera, D.M., MSNEd, RN, PMP, EDAC.
Read MoreTech and Consumer Navigation in Healthcare.
When most people think about Tech in Healthcare, their minds naturally go the big 4: Apple, Google, Amazon and Microsoft. Many people think about these companies and their focus on data, AI algorithms, health data being collected at the personal device level, and many other “techie” types of impacts. However, there is a whole other side of how tech is impacting and influencing the way consumers use and access healthcare services across the spectrum. Read the latest blog contribution by NIHD President Anthony Mistretta RN, MS EDAC, Lean Black Belt.
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