title: Daily rapid rounds: decreasing length of stay and improving professional practice.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Sutter Medical Center Sacramento, Nursing Administration, 2801 L Street, Sacramento, CA 95816, USA. gearys@sutterhealth.org
authors.forename: Siobhan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Geary
authors.forename: Debora-Dee
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Cale
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Quinn
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Winchell
mesh_terms: D002140:California; D019090:Case Management / Q000458:organization & administration; D003142:Communication; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006801:Humans; D007588:Job Satisfaction; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000458:organization & administration; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000458:organization & administration; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration; D010347:Patient Care Planning / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011361:Professional Competence; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013997:Time Factors; D017749:Total Quality Management / Q000458:organization & administration