PubMed · 15341387
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Suzy Johnston. Diatribe.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15341387/
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As a result of new regulatory requirements and consumer demands for optimal health care, a focus on patient safety is even more important. In 2001, a corporate patient safety project was initiated by managers at one facility's six hospital-based perioperative suites. Although each suite had its own policies and procedures, no formal assessment of compliance with policies existed. A perioperative safety assessment was designed by resource management department consultants. The assessment included a tool, a questionnaire, and an assessment process. After being tested at one facility, perioperative safety assessments were performed in the organization's six ORs and two ambulatory surgery centers. Best practices then were shared across the system.
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Meeting the varied lighting needs of infants, caregivers, and families has become more complex as our understanding of visual development and perception and the effect of light on circadian rhythms advances. Optimal lighting strategies are discussed for new unit construction, as well as modifications to consider for existing units. In either case, the key concept is that lighting should be provided for the individual needs of each person, rather than the full-room lighting schemes previously used. Ideas gleaned from nonhospital settings, re-introduction of natural light into the neonatal intensive care unit, and new devices such as light-emitting diodes will dramatically change the lighting and visual environment of future neonatal intensive care units.