Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 78-82, June 2010

Making Neonatal Intensive Care Units More Visually Appealing

  • Judith A. Smith, MHA

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Smith Hager Bajo, Inc, 19779 Spyglass Hill Court, Ashburn, VA 20147. Tel.: +1 703 726 9770; fax: +1 703 726 9771.
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  • Judy Hager, RN, MSN
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  • Kathleen Bajo, MHA

Smith Hager Bajo, Inc, 19779 Spyglass Hill Court, Ashburn, VA 20147

Abstract 

A neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) provides a series of impressions that impact behavior and attitudes of staff, families, visitors, and donors. The value of incorporating nature, artistic features, daylight, creative themes, and special furnishings should not be diminished. These efforts have the potential to support families' ability to cope, increase job satisfaction, increase donor appeal, and enhance recruitment. Clear guiding principles, research, and a collaborative process are essential to creating and maintaining a visually appealing NICU that makes these types of differences.

Keywords: Aesthetics, NICU, Visual, Appeal, Environment, Benefits

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PII: S1527-3369(10)00035-8

doi:10.1053/j.nainr.2010.03.010

Newborn and Infant Nursing Reviews
Volume 10, Issue 2 , Pages 78-82, June 2010

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