title: The merry-go-round of patient rounding: assure your patients get the brass ring.
abstract: Staff members on a medical-surgical unit in a large community teaching hospital adapted the hourly rounding concept to their specific patient population. Lessons learned and strategies to assure continuous success with the rounding process are addressed.
authors.affiliation: Mid Coast Hospital, Brunswick, ME, USA.
authors.forename: Beth
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Kessler
authors.forename: Marie
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Claude-Gutekunst
authors.forename: Ashley M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Donchez
authors.forename: Rachel F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Dries
authors.forename: Megan M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Snyder
mesh_terms: D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000379:methods / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017060:Patient Satisfaction / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010414:Pennsylvania; D017064:Process Assessment, Health Care; D056164:Teaching Rounds / Q000379:methods*; D057188:Workflow