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Interdisciplinary Bedside Rounding: Patient Satisfaction With Nursing Communication And Decreased Hospital Readmissions, Luanne Parks
Interdisciplinary Bedside Rounding: Patient Satisfaction With Nursing Communication And Decreased Hospital Readmissions, Luanne Parks
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
There is a lack of quality communication among health care professionals and patients in the hospital setting, which can negatively impact patient satisfaction and increase hospital readmission rates. Interdisciplinary bedside rounding (IBR) is a method of rounding that uses direct communication and discussion of the patient at the bedside, and the use of IRB may improve the quality communication among health care professionals and patients. The purpose of this program outcomes evaluation project was to evaluate whether IBR increased patient satisfaction with nursing communication and if IBR decreased hospital readmission rates. The Iowa model of evidence-based practice provided a framework …
The Effect Of The Implementation Of Relationship-Based Care On Patient Satisfaction, Laura Ellen Field
The Effect Of The Implementation Of Relationship-Based Care On Patient Satisfaction, Laura Ellen Field
Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies
The purpose of this project was to evaluate the effects of relationship-based care (RBC) on patient satisfaction. RBC is a caring model that promotes a caring and healing environment by establishing and maintaining therapeutic relationships between patient, self, and coworker. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services links Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) scores with reimbursement to hospitals. It is essential to not only achieve high patient satisfaction scores in order to ensure full financial reimbursement, but also to ensure high quality, patient-centered care. The current project assessed samples from 2 medical surgical groups, one system-wide …