Literature to Support New Practice
After researching Pubmed, CINHAL, and google scholarly sites to name a few for research/peer review articles regarding Intentional rounding of nurses and falls. I was quite intrigued by all the information and research I found. The vast majority of the study concluded that IR does decrease patient falls, whereas some validated the hypothesis, but more research was needed. While IR rounding is beneficial to promote patient safety, the barriers and compliance of hourly rounding are numerous. For example, nurses tend to busy with admissions, discharges, charting and passing medication, let alone dealing with doctors and family members that hourly checks are not always feasible. In addition, the acuity,
After researching Pubmed, CINHAL, and google scholarly sites to name a few for research/peer review articles regarding Intentional rounding of nurses and falls. I was quite intrigued by all the information and research I found. The vast majority of the study concluded that IR does decrease patient falls, whereas some validated the hypothesis, but more research was needed. While IR rounding is beneficial to promote patient safety, the barriers and compliance of hourly rounding are numerous. For example, nurses tend to busy with admissions, discharges, charting and passing medication, let alone dealing with doctors and family members that hourly checks are not always feasible. In addition, the acuity,