Intentional rounding: a realist evaluation using case studies in acute and care of older people hospital wards.

ABSTRACT:

Background

In response to concerns about high hospital mortality rates, patient and carer complaints, a Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust public inquiry was conducted at the request of the UK government. This inquiry found serious failures in the quality of basic care provided and as a consequence, recommended that patients should have more regular visits, organised at predictable times from nursing staff. Intentional rounding, also known as nursing ward rounds, was widely adopted to meet this need.

Objective

To test, refine or refute eight programme theories to understand what works, for whom, and in what circumstances.

Setting

Six wards (older people and acute wards) in three NHS trusts in England.

Participants

Board level and senior nursing managers (N 

SUBMITTER: Leamy M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10693126 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature