Call Bell Usage

Call Bell Usage

Hourly rounding by nursing staff helps to proactively manage patient needs and minimize the number of unscheduled calls from patients. The focus of this study was to determine if an increased emphasis on hourly rounding had an effect on call bell usage on an oncology unit. Patient call bell usage re...

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Published in:Clinical journal of oncology nursing Vol. 24; no. 3; pp. 328 - 330
Main Authors: Johnson, Barry C, Bryant, Laurie
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Pittsburgh Oncology Nursing Society 01-06-2020
Subjects:
Alarms
Cancer
Inpatient care
Nurses
Nursing administration
Nursing care
Oncology
Patient satisfaction
Standard deviation
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Summary:Hourly rounding by nursing staff helps to proactively manage patient needs and minimize the number of unscheduled calls from patients. The focus of this study was to determine if an increased emphasis on hourly rounding had an effect on call bell usage on an oncology unit. Patient call bell usage requests, such as asking for water or repositioning, and the total number of all alarms, such as bed exit alarms and lavatory assist alarms, decreased. Subsequent patient satisfaction surveys showed an increase in patient perception of how quickly help was received.
ISSN:1092-1095
1538-067X
DOI:10.1188/20.CJON.328-330