Abstract

This project focused on nurse-initiated intentional rounding (NIIR) as a new nursing approach to patient care. NIIR anticipates the needs of patients as nurses perform hourly checks on their patients, thereby improving the overall patient experience, and increasing patient satisfaction. This DNP project included a summative program evaluation of the use of NIIR on a 33-bed surgical unit (N = 629 patients), guided by the John Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Model and Guidelines (JHNEBP). The program evaluation included comparisons of mean patient satisfaction scores 3 months prior to implementation of NIIR, and 3 months after implementation.

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This dissertation has also been disseminated through the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses database. Dissertation/thesis number: 3634311; ProQuest document ID: 1613180219. The author still retains copyright.

Author Details

Tina Eslinger-Vaughn, DNP, RN

Sigma Membership

Phi Rho

Type

DNP Capstone Project

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Clinical Practice Guideline(s)

Research Approach

Quantitative Research

Keywords:

Patient Checks, Satisfaction with Care, Surgical Patient Care

Advisor

Patricia Schweickert

Degree

DNP

Degree Grantor

Walden University

Degree Year

2014

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Proxy-submission

Date of Issue

2020-05-28

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