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...reimbursement constraints. Thus, patients' time in inpatient settings must be maximized, and patients must be prepared for the environments and situations they'll encounter after discharge. Fortunately, architects have found ways to address these issues by creating efficiently organized patient care units and "normalized" environments.
Efficiently Organized Units
Inpatient stays averaging from four to six days are not uncommon. During this time, clinicians must stabilize the patient, diagnose him/her, begin a treatment program, observe/document the patient's progress, and develop a discharge plan. During a six-day stay, clinicians have about 84 hours for patient contact and treatment, assuming a patient will spend 10 hours a day sleeping and engaging in normal personal/hygienic activities (leaving the remaining 14 hours to active patient interaction and treatment).
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