Advisor(s)
Megan Lieb, DNP
Ohio Northern University
Nursing, Health & Behavioral Sciences
m-lieb.2@onu.edu
Jamie Hunsicker, DNP
Ohio Northern University
Nursing, Health & Behavioral Sciences
j-hunsicker@onu.edu
Document Type
Poster
Location
ONU McIntosh Center; Activities Room
Start Date
22-4-2022 1:00 PM
End Date
April 2022
Abstract
Problem: Giving report at shift change away from the bedside can leave patients feeling excluded in their care plan and leave nurses with unanswered questions. Reporting at the bedside gives patients the opportunity to provide information that they think the nurses are missing and gives nurses the chance to ask specific questions to both the patient and the nurse who is giving report.
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine if bedside report has a positive impact on the way patients and nurses feel about their experiences in the hospital, compared to shift report not performed at the bedside.
Methods: Participating patients and nurses on an inpatient cardiac telemetry unit will receive surveys before and after implementing bedside report. Nurses will be educated on how to perform bedside report and will do it for six weeks. Patients will only be involved in the study during the length of their stay. They are not required to stay for six weeks. The surveys for nurses will ask about their perceptions of how the implementation went and what they think needs improvement. The survey for patients will ask if bedside report made them feel included in their care, if it was a disruption to them, and what could be improved.
Conclusion: Giving report at the bedside improves patient and nurse satisfaction because everyone feels more included and involved in the patient’s care plan. All inpatient units should implement policies that require bedside report at every shift change.
Recommended Citation
Kauffman, Emily C., "The Effect of Bedside Report on Patients and Nurses" (2022). ONU Student Research Colloquium. 56.
https://digitalcommons.onu.edu/student_research_colloquium/2022/posters/56
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The Effect of Bedside Report on Patients and Nurses
ONU McIntosh Center; Activities Room
Problem: Giving report at shift change away from the bedside can leave patients feeling excluded in their care plan and leave nurses with unanswered questions. Reporting at the bedside gives patients the opportunity to provide information that they think the nurses are missing and gives nurses the chance to ask specific questions to both the patient and the nurse who is giving report.
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine if bedside report has a positive impact on the way patients and nurses feel about their experiences in the hospital, compared to shift report not performed at the bedside.
Methods: Participating patients and nurses on an inpatient cardiac telemetry unit will receive surveys before and after implementing bedside report. Nurses will be educated on how to perform bedside report and will do it for six weeks. Patients will only be involved in the study during the length of their stay. They are not required to stay for six weeks. The surveys for nurses will ask about their perceptions of how the implementation went and what they think needs improvement. The survey for patients will ask if bedside report made them feel included in their care, if it was a disruption to them, and what could be improved.
Conclusion: Giving report at the bedside improves patient and nurse satisfaction because everyone feels more included and involved in the patient’s care plan. All inpatient units should implement policies that require bedside report at every shift change.