The merry-go-round of patient rounding: assure your patients get the brass ring

Authors

Beth Kessler, Mid Coast Hospital, Brunswick, ME, USA.Follow
Marie Claude-Gutekunst
Ashley M. Donchez

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Summer 2012

Institution/Department

Nursing

Journal Title

Medsurg nursing : official journal of the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses

MeSH Headings

Efficiency, Organizational; Hospitals, Community (methods, organization & administration); Hospitals, Teaching (methods, organization & administration); Humans; Medical Staff, Hospital (organization & administration); Patient Satisfaction (statistics & numerical data); Pennsylvania; Process Assessment, Health Care; Teaching Rounds (methods); Workflow

Abstract

Staff members on a medical-surgical unit in a large community teaching hospital adapted the hourly rounding concept to their specific patient population. Lessons learned and strategies to assure continuous success with the rounding process are addressed.

ISSN

1092-0811

First Page

240

Recommended Citation

Kessler B, Claude-Gutekunst M, Donchez AM, Dries RF, Snyder MM. The merry-go-round of patient rounding: assure your patients get the brass ring. Medsurg Nurs. 2012;21(4):240-245.

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