Jessica Williams
Technical Communications
Allison Johnson
November 2010
Have you ever felt like you have been running from call light to call light your whole eight hour shift, haven't had any time to sit down to chart, and didn't even get a chance to get to know your patients? There is a solution out there, and it is proven to be the simplest, easiest option available; hourly rounding. Rounding on your patients every hour is proven to reduce the amount of call lights, raise patient satisfaction scores, and make the hospital a safer place for patients by reducing the amount of falls that occur. Hourly rounding on your patients is proven to reduce the amount of call lights on the unit. Call lights are both frustrating and essential features in most hospital units. Although the lights are invaluable …show more content…
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