Table 2.
Intervention details
| Study | Study objective | Interval | Rounding intervention | Comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who performs rounds | Structured task list/scripts | ||||
| Cann 2012 (19) | Evaluate alternative model of nursing care | 1 to 2 hours | Not reported | Not reported | “Practice partnership model” included several changes to practice besides hourly rounding |
| Kessler 2012 (21) | Reduce falls Increase patient satisfaction |
Hourly (see comment) | Nurses and assistive personnel | Yes | Unit director and unit educator also made daily rounds on each patient Initially, rounds were every 2 hours from 12 am to 6am, but changed to hourly at all hours at an unreported point during the study |
| Olrich 2012 (24) | Replicate previous study (Meade) | †–Hourly | Nurses and assistive personnel | Yes | |
| Tucker 2012 (25) | Reduce falls | Hourly | Nurses and assistive personnel | Yes | |
| Berg 2011 (22) | Improve nursing efficiency Increase patient satisfaction |
Hourly | Not reported | Yes | Rounding tool also included disease specific needs (e.g. for cardiac patients: telemetry, chest pain, and shortness of breath assessment; for post-op patients: urinary output, pain assessment) |
| Saleh 2011 (20) | Reduce call light use Increase patient satisfaction Reduce falls Reduce bedsores |
†‡–Hourly | Nurses and assistive personnel | Yes | Male patients only |
| Gardner 2009 (26) | Improve nursing efficiency Increase patient satisfaction |
Hourly, 4 pm to 10 pm only | Nursing assistants | Yes | |
| Woodard 2009 (5) | Increase patient satisfaction Reduce falls Reduce call light use |
Two-hourly | Charge nurse | Yes | |
| Assi 2008 (17) | Reduce call light use Increase patient satisfaction |
Hourly | Nurses | Yes | |
| Bourgault 2008 (27) | Increase patient satisfaction | †‡–Hourly | Nurses and assistive personnel | Yes | In some but not all units, clinical support staff rounded on odd hours and nurses on even hours |
| Culley 2008 (23) | Reduce call light use | †–Hourly | Not reported | Unclear | Investigators had near daily contact with staff members to give feedback and answer questions |
| Sobaski 2008 (28) | Increase patient satisfaction | 1 to 2 hours, 7 am to 10 pm only | Nurses and assistive personnel | Yes | If patients were found to be asleep, a limited set of hourly tasks were completed |
| Tea 2008 (29) | Increase patient satisfaction | Hourly | Not reported | Yes | |
| Weisgram 2008 (18) | Replicate previous study (Meade) Reduce falls |
†–Hourly | Nurses | Yes | |
| Torres 2007 (16) | Increase patient satisfaction | Two-hourly | Not reported | Yes | |
| Meade 2006 (1, 30) | Reduce call light use Increase patient satisfaction Reduce falls |
†‡–1 or 2 hours (see comment) | Nurses and assistive personnel | Yes | 3 groups in study: (1) control; (2) hourly rounding, with two hourly rounding from 10:00 pm to 6:00 am; (3) two-hourly rounding at all times |
†
Two-hourly rounding during late-night/early morning hours (typically 10:00 pm to 6:00 am), hourly rounding at all other times.
‡
Assistive personnel and nurses rounded on alternate hours.