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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