Daily rapid rounds: decreasing length of stay and improving professional practice.
Many hospital leaders are struggling with how to decrease patients' length of stay while maintaining appropriate care. The authors provide a transfer able model for daily rounds that can be used on many units to help decrease length of stay while improving communication, collaboration, and coordination. No increase in staff is required, and nursing satisfaction improves.
Geary
Siobhan
S
Sutter Medical Center Sacramento, Nursing Administration, 2801 L Street, Sacramento, CA 95816, USA. gearys@sutterhealth.org
Cale
Debora-Dee
DD
Quinn
Barbara
B
Winchell
John
J
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