Impact of Regular Nursing Rounds on Patient Satisfaction with Nursing Care

PURPOSE: The purpose of the study was to determine the impact of regular nursing rounds on patient satisfaction with nursing care. METHODS: This was a controlled clinical trial in which 100 hospitalized patients in a medical surgical ward were allocated to control and experimental groups through convenience sampling. The experimental group received regular nursing rounds every 1e2 hours. Routine care was performed for the control group. Patient satisfaction with the quality of nursing care was assessed on the second and fifth days of hospitalization in both groups using Patient Satisfaction with Nursing Care Quality Questionnaire. RESULTS: On the second day, patient satisfaction scores of the two groups had no significant difference (p = .499). However, the intervention was associated with statistically significant increased patient satisfaction in the experimental group compared to the control group (p < .001). CONCLUSION: Implementing regular nursing rounds had a positive impact on patient satisfaction. This method may hence improve patient-nurse interactions and promote the quality of nursing care and patient satisfaction.

Percepções de enfermeiros sobre a estratégia saúde da família / Nurses' perceptions on family health strategy

This is a study of nurses' perceptions of the Family Health Strategy seen as mediators of the workers actions towards achieving the aims and objectives of the job. This is a descriptive/qualitative survey carried out in Family Health Units in the city of Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, involving 11 nurses and using semi-structured interviews and thematic analysis of the data. Family Health is seen as a new model the main aim of which is the prevention of aggravation, by means of strategic action, working with families, territorialization and humanized relationships. Actions connected to central management and worker training are considered essential for its effectiveness. There is certain adhesion to the precepts of the Family Health program but there are also some important divergences and inconsistencies in its translation into the practical side, showing there is a need for permanent education of the workers.

O presente trabalho é um estudo das percepções de enfermeiros sobre a Estratégia Saúde da Família, compreendidas como mediadoras da ação direcionada a certos objetos e finalidades do trabalho local em saúde. A pesquisa é descritiva de abordagem qualitativa e foi realizada em 2008-2009, em unidades de Saúde da Família de uma regional administrativa de Cuiabá, Mato Grosso, com onze enfermeiros, mediante entrevista semiestruturada e análise temática do material empírico. A Estratégia Saúde da Família é vista como um modelo cuja finalidade principal é a prevenção de agravos à saúde, mediante trabalho direcionado a famílias, ações estratégicas definidas nacionalmente, territorialização e relações humanizadas e com vínculo. São consideradas essenciais à sua efetivação: ações conexas da gestão municipal do setor e de preparo dos trabalhadores da equipe. Identificou-se certa adesão aos preceitos da Estratégia Saúde da Família, mas também vazios importantes e algumas inconsistências em sua tradução prática, evidenciando a necessidade de educação permanente.