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Research Conclusions - Immediate Action<br />

• Provide single-bed rooms<br />

• Hospitals should be much quieter to reduce stress<br />

& improve sleep<br />

• Provide stress reducing views <strong>of</strong> nature<br />

• Develop efficient wayfinding systems<br />

• Improve ventilation<br />

• Improve lighting<br />

• <strong>Design</strong> to reduce staff walking & fatigue<br />

RS Ulrich (2004) “Opportunity <strong>of</strong> a Lifetime: Meta-<br />

Washington, DC.<br />

analysis <strong>of</strong> the literature,” RWJF presentation at the National Press Club,<br />

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