Staff and Administrative Areas

Staff and Administrative Areas Spaces within this functional area may include:

• On-call Rooms with Toilet/Shower
• Offices as authorized for Physicians and Physician Assistants, Nurse leaders, Social Worker, Dietician, Clinical Pharmacist, Clinical Researcher, and Consultant
• Cubicles as authorized for unit administrators
• Staff Lounge
• Staff Locker Rooms
• Staff Toilet
• On-call Rooms should be considered for location close to the ICU which they serve. When appropriate they may be aggregated with other On-call Rooms serving the needs of other ICUs on the same floor. Offices for the Nurse Manager and Nurse Supervisor should be located near the center of the unit they serve, Other office spaces under FA 4 should be located in an area off, but close to, the unit. This reduces the level of traffic within the unit and permits office and administrative space to be shared with adjacent inpatient units. Staff respite is an important concern to reduce fatigue and lower stress. Staff toilets should be located close to nurse work areas. Staff Locker and Staff Lounge should be separate rooms. Ideally, to reduce noise on the unit and ensure staff respite from activity on the unit, the Staff Lounge should be near the unit but not in the unit.