Ten Ways to Increase Nurses' Time at the Bedside

Eva June Velez (2/25/2011 at 3:15 PM)

I agree to these strategies but did you consider the number of patients the nurses are loaded with? How many patients the nurses could have for these strategies be effective? In just first visit out of 7 patients during rounding report, calls start asking for pain meds, patient hurry to discharge pending from morning shift, patient ask assistance to bathroom etc, family wants to speak with the nurse, doctors awaiting in telephone line, giving orders to be carried out, doctors waiting in the nurses station wants to speak with the nurse, awaiting blood transfusion, unfinished admission process and many more variables in the patient environment....how could a rounding report plus assessment be feasible to be done by incoming and outgoing nurse to balance her time accommodating all her patient's needs and demands, time for doctor concerns, carrying out orders, documentation, and unexpected other responsibilities? i appreciate your response..