The Journal of nursing administration
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An academic hospital used Transforming Care at the Bedside (TCAB) principles as the framework for generating evidence-based recommendations for the design of an expansion of the current hospital. The interdisciplinary team used the table of evidence-based data to advocate for a patient- and family-centered, safe, and positive work environment. A nurse project manager acted as liaison between the TCAB design team, architects, and facilities and design consultants. Part 2 of this series describes project evaluation outcomes.
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The article focuses on the concept of unplanned change in a large tertiary facility in Texas related to the 1st Ebola patient to be diagnosed in the United States. The chief nurse executive relates the general reactions, impacts, and challenges faced in this unprecedented event.