title: Hourly rounding: a replication study.
abstract: Preventing falls in hospitalized patients, increasing patient satisfaction, and decreasing call light usage are constant challenges nurses face every day. This quasi-experimental study replicates Meade, Bursell, and Ketelsen's (2006) study on a rounding protocol, demonstrating improvements in the above variables.
authors.affiliation: Crouse Hospital, Syracuse, NY, USA.
authors.forename: Todd
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Olrich
authors.forename: Melanie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kalman
authors.forename: Cindy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Nigolian
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D013997:Time Factors