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‘Rounding’ for better patient care: An evaluation of an improvement intervention implementation
Author(s) -
Walker Kim,
Duff Jed,
Fitzgerald Katherine
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international journal of nursing practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.62
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1440-172X
pISSN - 1322-7114
DOI - 10.1111/ijn.12244
Subject(s) - rounding , intervention (counseling) , focus group , nursing , unit (ring theory) , patient care , qualitative research , medicine , focus (optics) , medical education , psychology , computer science , sociology , social science , physics , mathematics education , anthropology , optics , operating system
‘Rounding’ is reported to be an effective intervention to enhance patient‐centred care; nurses make frequent calls on their patients to ensure their needs are met and reassure them they are the focus of their care. In our hospital, two clinical units implemented rounding as improvement projects and asked the research unit to evaluate the effectiveness of implementation. A qualitative descriptive study using focus groups and in‐depth interviews revealed that although the idea of rounding was well intended, it was not as effectively implemented as it might have been. Consequently, lessons have been learnt about the difficulties of changing clinician behaviour and will inform a new attempt at implementation.