e. one hour rounding and two hour rounding). The study aims to see the behavior of the nursing rounds variable when tested against the study's independent variables (which are patient's call light use, level of satisfaction, and safety). The title of the article, as readers may notice, effectively points out the dependent and independent variables in the study.
In terms of the relationships of the dependent and independent variables, the authors hypothesized that nursing rounds will reduce the call light use (negative direction, i.e. As one variable increases, the other decreases), increase patient satisfaction (positive direction, i.e. one variable increases and so is the other), and improve patient safety (positive direction).
For the first hypothesis (nursing round and call light use), probability tests were used. After establishing that the experimental (those with prescribed protocols/actions to perform) and control groups (one-hour rounding group and two-hour rounding group) of the study were comparable at baseline using significance testing, probability test (more particularly the binomial test was done). This test reflected the high probability of getting significant reductions in call light use for the increased (more frequent which is two-hour rounding group) rounding conditions. For hypothesis 2 (patient satisfaction), t-test as used because the authors needed the mean score coming from the patient satisfaction scores pre and post tests. For hypotheses 3 (patient safety), paired-t tests were done to compare the number of patient falls (this variable was used to measure patient safety) during the pre and post test periods of both the control and experimental groups.
Findings and Conclusion
Results of the study showed that the first hypothesis was verified. Indeed, rounding wherein the nursing staff performed specific (prescribed) actions resulted to lower patient call lights use. Patient satisfaction also increased during the performance of these rounding protocols. Patient falls were also reduced during the experimental rounding.
The contribution of this study to what is known about nursing practices, or medical practices by and large, is undeniable. However, it is a fact that most (if not all) research works have their strengths and weakness.
One of the major strengths...
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