Intentional rounding in hospital wards to improve regular interaction and engagement between nurses and patients: a realist evaluation

Harris, Ruth; Sims, Sarah; Leamy, Mary; Levenson, Ros; Davies, Nigel; Brearley, Sally; Grant, Robert; Gourlay, Stephen; Favato, Giampiero; Ross, Fiona

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Evidence for the effectiveness of intentional rounding is weak, with concerns that it oversimplifies nursing, creates a prescriptive approach and prioritises the completion of documentation as evidence of care delivery.

Ruth Harris , Sarah Sims , Mary Leamy , Ros Levenson , Nigel Davies , Sally Brearley , Robert Grant , Stephen Gourlay , Giampiero Favato & Fiona Ross .

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Ruth Harris ^1,^*, Sarah Sims ¹, Mary Leamy ¹, Ros Levenson ², Nigel Davies ³, Sally Brearley ⁴, Robert Grant ⁴, Stephen Gourlay ⁵, Giampiero Favato ⁵, Fiona Ross ⁴

¹ Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery and Palliative Care, King’s College London, London, UK
² Independent researcher, London, UK
³ School of Health, Sport and Bioscience, University of East London, London, UK
⁴ Centre for Health and Social Care Research, Kingston University and St George’s University of London, London, UK
⁵ Kingston Business School, Kingston University, London, UK
^* Corresponding author Email: ruth.harris@kcl.ac.uk

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