NR449 Evidence-Based Practice RUA: Analyzing Published Research
Natalia Bustamante
Chamberlain University College of Nursing
December 3rd, 2025
, Analyzing Published Research
Clinical Question
Historically, ward rounding has been a critical feature of the healthcare profession, mainly due
to its effectiveness. As a tool, nurse-led rounds represent a care model characterized by nurses taking
the lead in undertaking patient rounds daily. In the process, they collaborate with other professionals
involved in the process of delivering health care to devise and implement treatment plans and decisions
regarding care (Kiwanuka et al., 2022). Nurse-led rounds have been used for a long time because of the
benefits they provide, the most significant of which is improvements in patient outcomes. Studies have
also shown that nurse-led rounds enhance collaboration and communication among professionals such
as physicians and entities involved in delivering healthcare to patients. Additionally, they empower
nurses, enhancing autonomy and thus enabling them to play a more active role in decisions regarding
care (Ratelle et al., 2019). Thus, nurse-led rounds improve job satisfaction and facilitate professional
development for nurses. Based on these benefits, nurse-led rounds represent a crucial tool in facilitating
patient-centered care, one of the most notable paradigms in modern healthcare processes aimed at
enhancing patient outcomes.
Nurse-led rounds are vital in-patient care because they foster effective interactions between
nurses and patients, allowing the former to educate patients and their caregivers. This aspect is
essential, considering patient-centered care relies heavily on close ties between various healthcare
providers, including nurses, pharmacists, and pharmacists and patients, collaborating to attain the best
possible patient outcomes (Ratelle et al., 2019). Within the hospital setting, nurse-led rounds are a vital
part of the ward rounds that offer an opportunity for healthcare teams to discuss patient issues and
formulate and execute clinical and related decisions. However, despite their effectiveness and critical
role in patient-centered care, an idea many healthcare institutions embrace, nurse-led rounds are
increasingly being applied less frequently, especially in bedsides. In most cases, they are held in
Natalia Bustamante
Chamberlain University College of Nursing
December 3rd, 2025
, Analyzing Published Research
Clinical Question
Historically, ward rounding has been a critical feature of the healthcare profession, mainly due
to its effectiveness. As a tool, nurse-led rounds represent a care model characterized by nurses taking
the lead in undertaking patient rounds daily. In the process, they collaborate with other professionals
involved in the process of delivering health care to devise and implement treatment plans and decisions
regarding care (Kiwanuka et al., 2022). Nurse-led rounds have been used for a long time because of the
benefits they provide, the most significant of which is improvements in patient outcomes. Studies have
also shown that nurse-led rounds enhance collaboration and communication among professionals such
as physicians and entities involved in delivering healthcare to patients. Additionally, they empower
nurses, enhancing autonomy and thus enabling them to play a more active role in decisions regarding
care (Ratelle et al., 2019). Thus, nurse-led rounds improve job satisfaction and facilitate professional
development for nurses. Based on these benefits, nurse-led rounds represent a crucial tool in facilitating
patient-centered care, one of the most notable paradigms in modern healthcare processes aimed at
enhancing patient outcomes.
Nurse-led rounds are vital in-patient care because they foster effective interactions between
nurses and patients, allowing the former to educate patients and their caregivers. This aspect is
essential, considering patient-centered care relies heavily on close ties between various healthcare
providers, including nurses, pharmacists, and pharmacists and patients, collaborating to attain the best
possible patient outcomes (Ratelle et al., 2019). Within the hospital setting, nurse-led rounds are a vital
part of the ward rounds that offer an opportunity for healthcare teams to discuss patient issues and
formulate and execute clinical and related decisions. However, despite their effectiveness and critical
role in patient-centered care, an idea many healthcare institutions embrace, nurse-led rounds are
increasingly being applied less frequently, especially in bedsides. In most cases, they are held in
