title: Implementation of patient-centered bedside rounds in the pediatric intensive care unit.
abstract: Implementation of effective family-centered rounds in an intensive care unit environment is fraught with challenges. We describe the application of PDSA (Plan, Do, Study, Act) cycles in a quality improvement project to improve the process of rounds and increase family participation and provider satisfaction. We conducted pre-/postintervention surveys and used 5 process measures for a total of 1296 daily patient rounds over 7 months. We were successful in conducting family-centered rounds for 90% of patients, with 40% family participation and a 64.6% satisfactory rating by pediatric intensive care unit providers.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Department of Pediatrics, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.
authors.forename: Sandeep
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tripathi
authors.forename: Grace
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Arteaga
authors.forename: Gina
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rohlik
authors.forename: Bradley
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Boynton
authors.forename: Kevin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Graner
authors.forename: Yves
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ouellette
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D015278:Intensive Care Units, Pediatric / Q000458:organization & administration*; D008910:Minnesota; D010290:Parents / Q000523:psychology*; D010348:Patient Care Team; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D011368:Professional-Family Relations; D058996:Quality Improvement; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires