Author : Kelsey Lynne Johnson
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (135 download)
Book Synopsis Hourly Rounding by : Kelsey Lynne Johnson
Download or read book Hourly Rounding written by Kelsey Lynne Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hourly Rounding, also known as intentional rounding, is a fairly new concept in many medical facilities. Hourly rounding consists of asking patients important questions each hour to help keep patients more comfortable while also maintaining safety during the hospital stay. In order to assist hourly rounding in becoming an even bigger part of the health care routine, data needs to be collected from studies to see how well it really works. By doing a study and tracking the results over a six-month time frame, it will not only help hourly rounding become implemented on that particular floor, but it could also lead to the implementation of hourly rounding in many other places. Evidence based practice runs the health care profession. Once a theory is proven to work or proven to be the safer method, it will be implemented in a larger setting. Hourly rounding is hypothesized to decrease patient falls, patient call lights, and increase patient safety and satisfaction. Before the study begins, the staff and supervisors will be educated on the topic as well as what is expected from hourly rounding. There will be a staff meeting with pamphlets, power point presentations, and additional time to ask any questions that may arise. Once the information from the study has been collected and interpreted, we should see that patient satisfaction rises because patients feel a bigger sense of responsibility in their own care. Some patients have commented that hourly rounding made them feel more important. Patients need to feel like the center of their care and feel like their opinions truly matter. Hourly rounding is going to help hospitals achieve that goal.