Physician-Nurse Dyad Rounding: A Collaborative Approach to Improve Unit-Level Metrics
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observational
300
1 country
2
Brief Summary
The project will be implemented on one unit at a time until the co-rounding process has been implemented on each Medical-Surgical unit. This study will involve the geo-localized hospitalist on the designated unit and the nursing staff involved in clinical patient care
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for all trials
Started Jan 2023
Typical duration for all trials
2 active sites
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Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
January 3, 2023
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
March 30, 2023
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
March 29, 2024
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
July 22, 2025
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
July 22, 2025
CompletedJuly 28, 2025
July 1, 2025
2.6 years
March 30, 2023
July 23, 2025
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Difference in percentage of discharged patients before 1400 (Mon-Fri) after project implementation compared to before implementation
Difference in percentage of discharged patients before 1400 (Mon-Fri) after project implementation compared to before implementation
"up to 100 weeks"
Secondary Outcomes (3)
Difference in Top Box Patient Satisfaction Scores and Doctor Domain
"up to 100 weeks"
Difference in LOS of private hospitalist patients after project implementation compared to before implementation
"up to 100 weeks"
Difference in collaboration and build positive relationships scores after project implementation compared to before implementation
"up to 100 weeks"
Interventions
Collaborative Approach to Improve Unit-Level Metrics
Eligibility Criteria
Private hospitalist patients at MDMC Patients with a LOS ≤20 days
You may qualify if:
- Patient Experience, LOS, and Discharge Times: Private hospitalist patients at MDMC
- LOS: Patients with a LOS ≤20 days
You may not qualify if:
- Patient Experience: Patients other than private hospitalist patients excluded from this measure.
- LOS: Patients with LOS \>20 days are considered an outlier and will be excluded from the study
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (2)
Clinical Research Institute at Methodist Health System
Dallas, Texas, 75203, United States
Methodist Dallas Medical Center
Dallas, Texas, 75203, United States
Related Publications (4)
Pritts KE, Hiller LG. Implementation of Physician and Nurse Patient Rounding on a 42-Bed Medical Unit. Medsurg Nurs. 2014 Nov-Dec;23(6):408-13.
PMID: 26281644BACKGROUNDShortell, S. (1989). ICU Nurse Questionnaire. Excerpted from The Organization and Management of Intensive Care Units. Copyright 1989, Shortell and Rousseau.
BACKGROUNDRigel, N., Delp, S., Ward, C. (2018). Effects of Nurse-Physician Collaborative Rounding, MEDSURG Nursing, 27(3) 149-152.
BACKGROUNDSturdivant, T., Herrin, K., Reynolds, M., Mestas, L. (2020). Improving Patient Satisfaction through a Nurse Leader-Physician Bedside Rounding Protocol: A Pilot Project, Nursing Econonmic$, 38(3).
BACKGROUND
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Observational Model
- OTHER
- Time Perspective
- RETROSPECTIVE
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
March 30, 2023
First Posted
March 29, 2024
Study Start
January 3, 2023
Primary Completion
July 22, 2025
Study Completion
July 22, 2025
Last Updated
July 28, 2025
Record last verified: 2025-07
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will share
- Shared Documents
- STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ICF, CSR, ANALYTIC CODE
- Time Frame
- All study-related documents will be retained by the CRI until at least three years after study completion or according to local laws, whichever is longer
- Access Criteria
- Records will also be accessible to MHS staff upon request unless constituting a violation of patient confidentiality
Study data or any protected health information will not be shared with anyone that is not delegated to the study. The PI is committed to disseminate research results in a timely fashion. Sharing of results generated by the data analysis during the course of the project will be through presentation at national scientific meetings and/or publication in open access journals. All information obtained will be source de-identified and presented on a large scale and not traceable to any one particular individual