Although hospital falls have been decreasing over the past several years, they remain a
significant problem. 1 Patient falls are the most common adverse events reported in …

The aims of this study were to synthesize the evidence concerning the effect of hourly
rounding programs on patient satisfaction with nursing care and discuss implications for …

Background Nursing workload remains an issue in current health care contexts. The use of
quantitative methodologies, methods and tools to measure workload has not produced …

Background Purposeful and timely rounding is a best practice intervention to routinely meet
patient care needs, ensure patient safety, decrease the occurrence of patient preventable …

In this study, we argue that contemporary nursing care has been overtaken by new public
management strategies aimed at curtailing budgets in the public hospital sector in Australia …

Background Intentional rounding (IR) is a structured process whereby nurses conduct one to
two hourly checks with every patient using a standardised protocol. Objective A realist …

Background Compassion is integral to professional nursing practice worldwide and a
fundamental value in healthcare. Following serious care failures at a healthcare provider in …

Patient experience continues to play an increasingly critical role in quality outcomes and
reimbursement. Nurse executives are tasked with helping direct-care nurses connect with …

Background Most fall prevention programs are only modestly effective, and their
sustainability is unknown. An academic medical center implemented a series of fall …

Aims To gain knowledge of a nursing staff's perspectives and perceptions of hourly rounding
in an acute care hospital setting. Background Research has shown hospitals that have …