Download the SmartDraw Healthcare software located on your student Website in Week Four . Complete a floor plan of the facility that you selected . Select one of the following facilities and obtain approval from your faculty regarding this choice . Indicate if this will be a new facility or the renovation of an existing structure . If it is a new or existing structure , also explain why the renovation or new facility is needed . An ambulatory care clinic A clinic within a hospital , such as an emergency room , surgical center , or an OB unit A family clinic An outpatient clinic A long-term care facility
Choose the template you want to use and it will then open in the SmartDraw software . From that point , you will be able to modify the template and add the information listed below . Once you have completed the floor plan and you are still in the SmartDraw software , save it as a Word . doc file . This will keep the file size small and you may post the file in your appropriate course folder . Using your SmartDraw floor plan , focus on the following environmental design elements : The healthcare structure Diagnostic and treatment space equipment and location Customer service and amenities , such as the reception desk , bathroom , shower , vending machine , and so forth Clinical support areas , such as nurse ’ s station , charting areas , and so forth Physician or dentist office space for patient consultation Administrative offices Building support , such as laundry , generator facilities , housekeeping , and so forth Mechanical equipment , such as space for laboratory equipment , radiology equipment , gases such as oxygen , and suctions Color and noise elements