title: Effectiveness of structured hourly nurse rounding on patient satisfaction and clinical outcomes.
abstract: Structured hourly nurse rounding is an effective method to improve patient satisfaction and clinical outcomes. This program evaluation describes outcomes related to the implementation of hourly nurse rounding in one medical-surgical unit in a large community hospital. Overall Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems domain scores increased with the exception of responsiveness of staff. Patient falls and hospital-acquired pressure ulcers decreased during the project period.
authors.affiliation: Lancaster General Health, Lancaster, Pennsylvania (Dr Brosey), and The Stabler Department of Nursing, York College of Pennsylvania, York (Dr March).
authors.forename: Lisa A
authors.initials: LA
authors.lastname: Brosey
authors.forename: Karen S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: March
mesh_terms: D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D009732:Nursing Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010043:Outcome and Process Assessment, Health Care; D017060:Patient Satisfaction; D015397:Program Evaluation