In the complex and demanding world of healthcare, ensuring high-quality patient care is of paramount importance. One often-overlooked but highly effective method for enhancing the quality of care in healthcare organizations is employee rounding. Employee rounding is a systematic approach that involves regular, structured interactions between leadership and staff members to build a culture of...
Pediatric leadership rounding, a process where a leader engages in dialogue with both the young patient and their family to discuss their healthcare experience, is commonly executed using a framework similar to adult rounding procedures. The core tenants of how a leadership round should be conducted remain true regardless of the age of the patient. However, organizations must consider the special...
Is your leader rounding effective? Are you getting the results that you want? Or are you struggling to get quite the results that you would like? Nurse leader rounding is a common practice among healthcare organizations. However, a one size fits all approach doesn’t create effective result in an organization. Join Nobl for a webinar that focuses on creating the best results for every department...
High census, low staffing, and competing leader priorities are causing some facilities to suspend leader rounding on patients, but at what cost? Have expectations about safety and patient experience related to value-based purchasing and reimbursement suddenly changed? Can facilities afford to leave ‘money on the table’ from sub-par patient satisfaction data or severe patient safety events that...
Far too often I see organizations take a one size fits all approach with their leadership rounding practices meaning they set the same expectations and process design across all patient populations. While this may be the quick way to launch leadership rounding It may not yield the results you’re hoping to get, and leaders could become disengaged quickly. Instead, consider each of the areas you...
For over 15 years, hourly rounding, when embraced by all levels of staff within an acute care facility, has been recognized as an industry best practice to reduce patient falls, decrease call light frequency, and improve patient experience perceptions, particularly around nurse responsiveness. These outcomes are achieved when rounds are conducted consistently, e.g. every 1-2 hours, and...
