Design

Using Evidence-Based Design Principles to Design
Imagine you are the health care administrator who has been reviewing the architect’s recommendations for toilet placement within the new wing of the hospital. The architect has provided you with four toilet placement options: outboard, inboard, same-handed, or nested. It is important to understand the advantages and disadvantages of each recommendation prior to providing your opinion of the placement to the architects.

Use the following chart to organize your research of evidence-based design principles and the four toilet placements within the new wing of the hospital.

Evidence-Based Design Principle

Describe in 45 to 90 words the evidence-based design principle for each layout.

Describe in 45 to 90 words the impact on the stakeholder’s experience with each placement (i.e., patients, medical staff, hospital staff, and family/visitors).

Cite at least 1 peer-reviewed, scholarly, or similar references to support each evidence-based design principle.

Outboard Layout

Inboard Layout

Same-handed Layout

Nested Layout