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Example Building Schematic Design: Space Module Selection
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SPACE MODULE SELECTION
733.1
THE GENERAL NURSING UNIT
The typical general medical and surgical nursing unit is the basis from
which the eligible space modules are derived.
733.1.1
Program Breakdown
The net area requirements for the typical unit are reduced to the following
categories:
1. Number and type of bed rooms
2. Sanitary facilities associated with patient bed rooms (Sanitary Zone).
3. Direct Care Support.
Staff work spaces and other support facilities considered necessary to
be immediately adjacent to patient beds.
4. Ancillary Support.
Support spaces that are considered less critical in terms of their
immediate adjacency to patient beds.
733.1.2
Figure 730-1 indicates how this breakdown may be presented.
733.2
ELIGIBLE SPACE MODULES
733.2.1
Sanitary Zone and Direct Care Support
Eligible modules are determined by the sanitary zone and the area
required for direct care support. The Space Module Summary Sheet
(Figure 730-2) identifies the sanitary zone and the core area available in
each module for direct care support space. As the core areas are not
directly comparable to the required net areas they include partition
thickness and columns the space modules should possess a core area
slightly greater than the required direct care support. Some additional
core area may be useful to allow for future increases in direct support
requirements. This area can be used for some ancillary support initially.
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