Gharaveis and colleagues set out to learn how visibility influences the number of security risks perceived by nurses and doctors working in emergency rooms. They report that their “research explored the relationship between visibility and the level of security risks as perceived by nurses and physicians in emergency departments (EDs). . . . How visibility may influence ED security was explored via qualitative methods in five EDs using semi-structured one-on-one interviews with 17 clinical staff and 48 hr of field observations. . . . The findings suggest security risks can be decreased by improving visibility. Medical staff (registered nurses and physicians) felt more secure in the EDs with higher visibility.”
Arsalan Gharaveis, D. Hamilton, Debajyoti Pati, Mardelle Shepley, Susan Rodiek, and Denise McCall. “How Visibility May Reduce Security Issues in Community Hospitals’ Emergency Departments.” HERD: Health Environments Research and Design Journal, in press, https://doi.org/10.1177/19375867231188985