Assessing the quality of interdisciplinary rounds in the intensive care unit.

Pa in Well - performed interdisciplinary rounds as a strategy to increase quality of care in the intensive care unit

Abstract Introduction An interdisciplinary round is a patient-focused communication system aimed to agree to, understand and execute the appropriate plan of care for the patient by specialists from different disciplines. In the intensive care unit, interdisciplinary rounds are increasingly recommended because ineffective interdisciplinary communication among medical teams is a leading cause of ...

Measurement Properties and Implementation of a Checklist to Assess Leadership Skills during Interdisciplinary Rounds in the Intensive Care Unit

The implementation of interdisciplinary teams in the intensive care unit (ICU) has focused attention on leadership behavior. A daily recurrent situation in ICUs in which both leadership behavior and interdisciplinary teamwork are integrated concerns the interdisciplinary rounds (IDRs). Although IDRs are recommended to provide optimal interdisciplinary and patient-centered care, there are no che...

Assessing the Effect of a Telephone-Supported Need-Based Educational Program on Anxiety and Depression of Families of Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit

Effect of Regular Nursing Rounds Based on Ethical Care on Patient Satisfaction with Nursing Care Quality and Patient Anxiety: a Quasi-Experimental Study

Background and Objective: Considering the importance of respecting the rights and satisfaction of patients, as well as the destructive role of anxiety in patients' recovery processes, the present study aimed to evaluate the effect of regular nursing rounds based on ethical care on the level of satisfaction and anxiety of hospitalized patients. Materials and Methods: This quasi-experimental stu...

P17: Assessing the Effect of Information Provision on Anxiety Levels in Patients Transferring from the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit to the General Ward

Transfer of patients from the cardiac intensive care unit to the general ward, is one of the main reasons for anxiety. Given that the transfer anxiety may be due to receive at least, inconsistent or do not receive enough information before the patients leaving the intensive care unit, Therefore, this study aimed to determine the effect of information provision on anxiety levels in patients tran...