Preparing staff for intentional rounding: a process yielding success on a general surgical unit

J Nurses Prof Dev. 2014 Jan-Feb;30(1):16-20. doi: 10.1097/NND.0000000000000026.

Abstract

Intentional rounding is a strategicway to improve patient care through decreasing falls and hospital-acquired pressure ulcers, while increasing patient satisfaction. On the basis of literature reviews and discussions with nurses on units that pilot-tested intentional rounding, useful strategies emerged. This article will provide information about intentional rounding, a means for planning implementation, and the results of evaluating its implementation.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Education, Nursing / methods*
  • Educational Measurement
  • General Surgery*
  • Humans
  • Patient Satisfaction
  • Pressure Ulcer / nursing
  • Pressure Ulcer / prevention & control*
  • Quality Improvement*
  • Teaching Rounds*