Download - Hourly rounding leadership project
By: Jessica SpencerSt. Cloud State University
Student Nurse
Hourly Rounding
Quality Improvement Project
Evidence Based ResearchImprove patient satisfaction
oHigher Picker scores
Decrease us of call lightDecrease in falls
Who Can Do Hourly Rounding
NursesCharge NursesEMTsDoctorsPCAsRTANYONE WHO IS INVOLVED WITH THE
PATIENT CARES
What To Do For Hourly Rounding
THE 5 P’s:-Pain -Potty-Possessions-Pathway-Pumps
“Is there anything I can do for you before I leave? I have time to do it.”
“Someone will be back in an hour to see how you are doing.”
When To Do Hourly Rounding
Every hour when the patient is awake
Don’t wake the patient if sleeping
Every two hours at night
Where To Do Hourly Rounding Any where the patient will be roomed for
over an hour while at the Children’s Hospital
All FloorsAll UnitsAll Areas
WHY Do Hourly RoundingPatient satisfactionPressure ulcersLess fallsLess use of call lightsNursing satisfaction
“Rounding has helped me with prioritization.” –Staff RN
“I feel as though team work immediately improved.” –Staff RN
“Hourly rounding allows me to be proactive versus reactive, Instead of the daily work controlling me, rounding lets me control the work.” –Staff RN
“I love it there, someone is always checking on me.” –Patient
“We actually felt as if our brother was the only patient on the floor. Everyone kept checking on him constantly.” –Patient family.
How To Do Hourly RoundingTrain staffCharts (rounding log)White boardsInclude rounding as a regular staff meeting
agenda Reward and recognize staff for their efforts
“I have had dozens of ED leaders tell me that they never thought they would get their staff to make hourly rounds. Yet, once staff saw the benefits, they got on board quickly and would never consider going back.”
“Once a nurse goes into a patient’s treatment room during hourly rounds and finds a patient not breathing or climbing over a bed rail, he or she will be a believer for life. Hourly rounds keep patients safe.”
-Stephanie Baker, RN, CEN, MBA
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Meade, C.M., Kennedy, J., Kaplan. J. (2010). The effects of emergency department staff rounding on patient safety and satisfaction. Journal of Emergency Medicine, 38(5), 666-74.
Melnyk, B. (2007). The latest evidence on hourly rounding and rapid response teams in decreasing adverse events in hospitals. Worldviews On Evidence-Based Nursing, 4(4), 220-223.
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Sobaski, T., Abraham, M., Fillmore, R., McFall, D.E., & Davidhizar, R. (2008). The effect of routine rounding by nursing staff on patient satisfaction on a cardiac telemetry unit. The Health Care Manager, 27(4), 332-7.