NRS-445 Topic 1: Literature Evaluation Table
Background of Nursing Practice Problem (one paragraph; no more than 250 words):
PICO(T) Question: Use the PICOT question developed in Topic 1 Discussion Question (DQ) 2 and refine it as needed.
PICO(T) Question Template
P Population Adult patients with limited mobility in hospitals
I Intervention Hourly rounding by nurses and nursing staff
Conventional rounding (non-hourly) : Instead of checking on patients every hour,
C Comparison non-hourly rounding allows for a more individualized approach based on patient
needs and acuity levels.
O Outcome Patient fall rates
During the patient's hospital stay
Timeline
T
(optional)
Intervention
In adult hospitalized patients (P), how does hourly rounding by nurses and nursing staff (I) compared to non-hourly rounding (C)
affect such as satisfaction, safety, and quality of care (O) within the hospital setting (T) During the patient's hospital stay.
Problem Statement
It is not known if the implementation of hourly rounding by nurses and nursing staff (Intervention) would impact Patient fall rates
(Outcomes) among adult patients with limited mobility in hospitals (Population).
, Criteria Article 1 Article 2 Article 3 Article 4
APA Reference Liu, Y., Bian, Q., & Liu, Y. Oliver, D., Healey, F., & Dykes, P. C., Rozen, G., Dykes, P. C., Rozen, G.,
(2020). The attitudes and Haines, T. P. (2020). Hebden, T., & Jia, H. (2018). Berro, J., & Narvaez, O.
Include the GCU permalink or perceptions of healthcare Preventing falls and fall- Nurse-enhanced rounding to (2019). Hourly rounding to
working link used to access the professionals towards hourly related injuries in hospitals. decrease falls and fall decrease falls on medical-
article rounding. International Clinical Services Journal, injuries. The Joint surgical units. Journal of
Journal of Nursing Sciences, 3(2), 82-87 Commission Journal on Healthcare Quality, 41(5),
7(4), 482-486. Quality and Patient Safety, e97-e104.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnss 44(7), 427-436. https://doi.org/10.1097/jhq.00
.2020.07.004 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcip. 00000000000199
2018.02.007
Purpose/Aim of Study To explore the attitudes and To evaluate interventions To investigate the impact of To investigate the impact of
perceptions of healthcare aimed at preventing falls and nurse-enhanced rounding on hourly rounding as an
professionals towards hourly fall-related injuries in reducing falls and fall- intervention strategy to reduce
rounding. The study aimed hospitals. The study likely related injuries in a hospital patient falls in medical-
to gain insights into how assessed the effectiveness of setting. The study surgical units within hospital
healthcare professionals strategies such as hourly specifically focused on how settings. The study aimed to
view and perceive the rounding in reducing the hourly rounding conducted evaluate the effectiveness of
implementation of hourly incidence of patient falls and by nurses could contribute to hourly rounding in decreasing
rounding in healthcare mitigating the associated risk a decrease in patient falls fall rates among patients in
settings. By understanding of injuries resulting from and fall injuries. The these units. The researchers
their perspectives, the study falls within hospital settings. researchers aimed to assess likely sought to provide
sought to provide valuable the effectiveness of this evidence-based
information on the specific intervention in recommendations for
acceptance and challenges of improving patient safety and implementing hourly
hourly rounding as a patient reducing adverse events rounding protocols as a fall
care intervention. related to falls. prevention strategy in
healthcare facilities.
Research question(s) How do the attitudes and Does the implementation of How does nurse-enhanced How does the implementation
perceptions of healthcare hourly rounding significantly rounding impact the of hourly rounding impact fall
professionals towards hourly reduce the incidence of patient frequency and severity of rates on medical-surgical
2
, Criteria Article 1 Article 2 Article 3 Article 4
rounding impact the falls and fall-related injuries in patient falls and fall-related units, and what are the
implementation and hospital settings compared to injuries in hospital settings? factors contributing to its
effectiveness of this conventional rounding effectiveness in reducing
intervention in hospital practices? patient falls?
settings?
Design Based on the title and the The article by Oliver, Healey, Based on the title and the Based on the title and the
information provided in the and Haines (2020) titled information provided in the information provided, the
Is the article qualitative, reference, the article by Liu, "Preventing falls and fall- reference, the article by article by Dykes et al. (2019)
quantitative, or mixed methods? Bian, & Liu (2020) titled related injuries in hospitals" Dykes et al. (2018) on titled "Hourly rounding to
Explain how you determined the "The attitudes and falls under the category of a "Nurse-enhanced rounding to decrease falls on medical-
perceptions of healthcare quantitative research design. decrease falls and fall surgical units" is a
type of research design.
professionals towards hourly injuries" This article is a quantitative study. The title
The determination of the type
rounding" can be classified quantitative study. This suggests that the study
of research design was made
as a qualitative study. This determination is made based assesses the impact of hourly
based on the fact that the
determination is made based on the purpose of the study, rounding on decreasing falls
study aimed to assess the
on the focus of the study, which is to decrease falls and in medical- surgical units,
effectiveness of various
which is to explore the fall injuries through a which is likely to involve
interventions, including
attitudes and perceptions of specific intervention, nurse- collecting numerical data to
hourly rounding, in preventing
healthcare professionals enhanced rounding. measure the effectiveness of
falls and fall-related injuries in
towards hourly rounding. Quantitative research focuses the intervention. Additionally,
hospital settings. The use of
Qualitative research aims to on collecting numerical data the article is published in the
quantitative methods typically
understand and interpret and analyzing it statistically Journal of Healthcare Quality,
involves collecting numerical
phenomena, such as beliefs, to draw conclusions about which typically publishes
data to analyze outcomes and
attitudes, and experiences, the effectiveness of research articles that utilize
establish relationships
from the perspectives of interventions or treatments. quantitative research designs
between variables. In this
those involved. In this case, to evaluate healthcare
case, the researchers likely Moreover, the reference
the researchers are not interventions and quality
collected and analyzed mentions that the study
looking to quantify data or improvement initiatives.
numerical data to assess the analyzed the impact of nurse-
measure specific variables
impact of hourly rounding on enhanced rounding on fall To confirm the research
(as in quantitative research)
patient fall rates, which aligns rates in medical-surgical design of the article, it would
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Background of Nursing Practice Problem (one paragraph; no more than 250 words):
PICO(T) Question: Use the PICOT question developed in Topic 1 Discussion Question (DQ) 2 and refine it as needed.
PICO(T) Question Template
P Population Adult patients with limited mobility in hospitals
I Intervention Hourly rounding by nurses and nursing staff
Conventional rounding (non-hourly) : Instead of checking on patients every hour,
C Comparison non-hourly rounding allows for a more individualized approach based on patient
needs and acuity levels.
O Outcome Patient fall rates
During the patient's hospital stay
Timeline
T
(optional)
Intervention
In adult hospitalized patients (P), how does hourly rounding by nurses and nursing staff (I) compared to non-hourly rounding (C)
affect such as satisfaction, safety, and quality of care (O) within the hospital setting (T) During the patient's hospital stay.
Problem Statement
It is not known if the implementation of hourly rounding by nurses and nursing staff (Intervention) would impact Patient fall rates
(Outcomes) among adult patients with limited mobility in hospitals (Population).
, Criteria Article 1 Article 2 Article 3 Article 4
APA Reference Liu, Y., Bian, Q., & Liu, Y. Oliver, D., Healey, F., & Dykes, P. C., Rozen, G., Dykes, P. C., Rozen, G.,
(2020). The attitudes and Haines, T. P. (2020). Hebden, T., & Jia, H. (2018). Berro, J., & Narvaez, O.
Include the GCU permalink or perceptions of healthcare Preventing falls and fall- Nurse-enhanced rounding to (2019). Hourly rounding to
working link used to access the professionals towards hourly related injuries in hospitals. decrease falls and fall decrease falls on medical-
article rounding. International Clinical Services Journal, injuries. The Joint surgical units. Journal of
Journal of Nursing Sciences, 3(2), 82-87 Commission Journal on Healthcare Quality, 41(5),
7(4), 482-486. Quality and Patient Safety, e97-e104.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijnss 44(7), 427-436. https://doi.org/10.1097/jhq.00
.2020.07.004 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcip. 00000000000199
2018.02.007
Purpose/Aim of Study To explore the attitudes and To evaluate interventions To investigate the impact of To investigate the impact of
perceptions of healthcare aimed at preventing falls and nurse-enhanced rounding on hourly rounding as an
professionals towards hourly fall-related injuries in reducing falls and fall- intervention strategy to reduce
rounding. The study aimed hospitals. The study likely related injuries in a hospital patient falls in medical-
to gain insights into how assessed the effectiveness of setting. The study surgical units within hospital
healthcare professionals strategies such as hourly specifically focused on how settings. The study aimed to
view and perceive the rounding in reducing the hourly rounding conducted evaluate the effectiveness of
implementation of hourly incidence of patient falls and by nurses could contribute to hourly rounding in decreasing
rounding in healthcare mitigating the associated risk a decrease in patient falls fall rates among patients in
settings. By understanding of injuries resulting from and fall injuries. The these units. The researchers
their perspectives, the study falls within hospital settings. researchers aimed to assess likely sought to provide
sought to provide valuable the effectiveness of this evidence-based
information on the specific intervention in recommendations for
acceptance and challenges of improving patient safety and implementing hourly
hourly rounding as a patient reducing adverse events rounding protocols as a fall
care intervention. related to falls. prevention strategy in
healthcare facilities.
Research question(s) How do the attitudes and Does the implementation of How does nurse-enhanced How does the implementation
perceptions of healthcare hourly rounding significantly rounding impact the of hourly rounding impact fall
professionals towards hourly reduce the incidence of patient frequency and severity of rates on medical-surgical
2
, Criteria Article 1 Article 2 Article 3 Article 4
rounding impact the falls and fall-related injuries in patient falls and fall-related units, and what are the
implementation and hospital settings compared to injuries in hospital settings? factors contributing to its
effectiveness of this conventional rounding effectiveness in reducing
intervention in hospital practices? patient falls?
settings?
Design Based on the title and the The article by Oliver, Healey, Based on the title and the Based on the title and the
information provided in the and Haines (2020) titled information provided in the information provided, the
Is the article qualitative, reference, the article by Liu, "Preventing falls and fall- reference, the article by article by Dykes et al. (2019)
quantitative, or mixed methods? Bian, & Liu (2020) titled related injuries in hospitals" Dykes et al. (2018) on titled "Hourly rounding to
Explain how you determined the "The attitudes and falls under the category of a "Nurse-enhanced rounding to decrease falls on medical-
perceptions of healthcare quantitative research design. decrease falls and fall surgical units" is a
type of research design.
professionals towards hourly injuries" This article is a quantitative study. The title
The determination of the type
rounding" can be classified quantitative study. This suggests that the study
of research design was made
as a qualitative study. This determination is made based assesses the impact of hourly
based on the fact that the
determination is made based on the purpose of the study, rounding on decreasing falls
study aimed to assess the
on the focus of the study, which is to decrease falls and in medical- surgical units,
effectiveness of various
which is to explore the fall injuries through a which is likely to involve
interventions, including
attitudes and perceptions of specific intervention, nurse- collecting numerical data to
hourly rounding, in preventing
healthcare professionals enhanced rounding. measure the effectiveness of
falls and fall-related injuries in
towards hourly rounding. Quantitative research focuses the intervention. Additionally,
hospital settings. The use of
Qualitative research aims to on collecting numerical data the article is published in the
quantitative methods typically
understand and interpret and analyzing it statistically Journal of Healthcare Quality,
involves collecting numerical
phenomena, such as beliefs, to draw conclusions about which typically publishes
data to analyze outcomes and
attitudes, and experiences, the effectiveness of research articles that utilize
establish relationships
from the perspectives of interventions or treatments. quantitative research designs
between variables. In this
those involved. In this case, to evaluate healthcare
case, the researchers likely Moreover, the reference
the researchers are not interventions and quality
collected and analyzed mentions that the study
looking to quantify data or improvement initiatives.
numerical data to assess the analyzed the impact of nurse-
measure specific variables
impact of hourly rounding on enhanced rounding on fall To confirm the research
(as in quantitative research)
patient fall rates, which aligns rates in medical-surgical design of the article, it would
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