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Hourly Rounding Theory

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Research Question The proposed project seeks to adopt the hourly rounding for purposes of reducing the call bells on a medical, surgical pulmonary unit involving patients. The clinical question can be stated in PICOT format for ease of comprehension. Population (P): Patients on a medical, surgical pulmonary unit Intervention (I): Hourly Rounding Comparison (C): Current patient monitoring plan Outcome (O): Improve HCAHPs scores and reduce call bells Time (T): A month of hospitalization From the attributes mentioned above, the clinical question can be stated as “For patients on a medical, surgical pulmonary unit; how the implementation of hourly rounding compares to the current patient monitoring plan help improve HCAHPs scores and reduce call bells within a month of hospitalization?” Lewin’s Change Theory …show more content…

Kurt Lewis developed this theory. It consists of three significant concepts to enforce change. The three concepts are made up of three stages which are unfreeze, change, and freeze stage. The first stage, which is the unfreeze stage is a method of making it possible for people to let go of an old pattern to adapt to a new one. The second stage; change stage is when people are adapting to the change, and this is when new behaviors and attitudes are developed. The change is being implemented at this stage. The final stage, which is the freeze change is when people adapt to this change as a new habit so that it becomes the new norm. If this final change did not take place, it could be easy for the healthcare staff to go back to old

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