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Detailed Needs and Requirements: Cardio-Pulmonary Unit
c. Head Technician's/Nurse's Office. An office may be required for
the use of the head technician and the full-time nurse.
d. Clerical Office. If clerical personnel are assigned to the unit a
clerical office should be provided. This office should be closely
related to the physicians' and residents' offices, but may also
require some proximity to reception and waiting areas.
8. Technician Station
The technicians will require some facility for writing, storing paper and
forms, etc. In small cardio-pulmonary labs this may be included in the
testing space: however, in larger facilities a separate space may be
desirable.
9. Meeting Room
A small meeting room to accommodate ten to twelve persons should
be provided on or adjacent to the unit for teaching, consultation, unit
staff meetings, etc.
10. Conference Room
A conference room to accommodate groups of up to 30 persons
should be reasonably accessible from the unit. This may be shared
with other units on the same floor or adjacent floors.
11. Patient Waiting
An area to accommodate waiting patients should be provided on the
unit. If the outpatient load is small, a fairly precise schedule of patient
examinations may be followed. Inpatients can be brought to the unit at
specific times for their examinations; therefore, the need for waiting
space is minimized. If, on the other hand, there is a large outpatient
load, scheduling is much more flexible and the need for waiting space
is greater.
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