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Show Interprofessional Rounding and Patient Experience Outcomes Rachelyn Hardy Key Findings • Nurses are the main form of communication facilitation between patients and physicians (Nedfors et al., 2016). • Nursing involvement during patient rounds is an important opportunity for patient care planning and treatment decisions (Beaird et al., 2020). • Implementation of nurse-led interprofessional rounding increased Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) scores in the following categories: communication with nurses (9.4% increase) and communication about medicines (11.5% increase) (Gormley et al., 2019). Potential Barriers Background Lack of preparation and organization among team members was a common theme that lead to ineffective IR (Beaird et al., 2020). Physician-led rounds, the current rounding practice on the bone marrow transplant unit, limits opportunities for nursing staff to provide assessment findings, ask questions and seek explanations for treatment decisions. To promote an effective, organized rounding process team members will utilize a standardized rounding template highlighting essential discussion topics: treatment plan, medications, and discharge plan. How does interprofessional rounding (IR), compared to physician-led rounding, affect patient experience outcomes on the bone marrow transplant unit over a 90-day period? Conclusion Nurse-led interprofessional rounding with the utilization of a standardized rounding template will improve patient experience outcomes by allowing all team members to participate during rounds and make an organized patientcentered rounding process possible. Intervention Current research supports the implementation of nurse-led interprofessional rounding to increase patient experience outcomes and improve professional relationship between nurses and physicians (Gormley et al., 2019). Staff will be educated on the positive impact interprofessional rounding has on patient experience outcomes and understand how to work as a team to facilitate a productive, patient-oriented rounding process. References Beaird, G., Baernholdt, M., & White, K. R. (2020). Perceptions of interdisciplinary rounding practices. Journal of Clinical Nursing, 29(7-8), 1141–1150. https://doi.org/10.1111/jocn.15161 Gormley, D. K., Costanzo, A. J., Goetz, J., Israel, J., Hill-Clark, J., Pritchard, T., & Staubach, K. (2019). I mpact of nurse-led interprofessional rounding on patient experience. Nursing Clinics of North America, 54(1), 115–126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cnur.2018.10.007 Ladalle CS. (n.d.). Medical Team. Retrieved April 22, 2021, from https://thenounproject.com/ladallecs/collection/medical-volume1/?i=2524440 Additionally, nurse-led rounding will facilitate professional relationships between physicians and nurses, and create a united team which will promote interprofessional communication and patient safety. Nedfors, K., Borg, C., & Fagerström, C. (2016). Communication with physicians in hospital rounds: An I nterview with nurses. Nordic Journal of Nursing Research, 36(3), 122–127. https://doi.org/10.1177/0107408315606633 COLLEGE OF NURSING |
