Physician-Nurse Dyad Rounding: A Collaborative Approach to Improve Unit-Level Metrics

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

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Key information

Conditions

Wellness, Psychological Behavior Personal Satisfaction Psychological Well-Being

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Clinical Research Institute at Methodist Health System, Dallas, Texas, United States

About this study

Patient experience top box scores as well as doctor and nurse domains will be evaluated retrospectively prior to project implementation and this evaluation will continue to be evaluated six months after IRB approval and project initiation. Baseline patient experience scores are routinely captured as a part of routine data collection practices via Press Ganey survey administration.

LOS and discharge times are also routinely collected as a part of routine data collection practices. LOS and average discharge times will be reviewed on an ongoing basis after project implementation to monitor for improvements.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Patient Experience, LOS, and Discharge Times: Private hospitalist patients at MDMC
LOS: Patients with a LOS ≤20 days

Exclusion criteria

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

Treatment and study plan

Physician-Nurse Dyad Rounding

Behavioral

Collaborative Approach to Improve Unit-Level Metrics

Primary outcomes

Difference in percentage of discharged patients before 1400 (Mon-Fri) after project implementation compared to before implementation

Time frame: "up to 100 weeks"

Difference in percentage of discharged patients before 1400 (Mon-Fri) after project implementation compared to before implementation

Secondary outcomes

Difference in Top Box Patient Satisfaction Scores and Doctor Domain

Time frame: "up to 100 weeks"

Difference in top box patient satisfaction scores and doctor domain for private hospitalist patients after project implementation compared to before implementation
Difference in LOS of private hospitalist patients after project implementation compared to before implementation

Time frame: "up to 100 weeks"

Difference in LOS of private hospitalist patients after project implementation compared to before implementation
Difference in collaboration and build positive relationships scores after project implementation compared to before implementation

Time frame: "up to 100 weeks"

Difference in collaboration and build positive relationships scores after project implementation compared to before implementation

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Methodist Health System

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2023
Primary completion: 2025
Study completion: 2025
First posted: Mar 29, 2024
Registry last updated: Jul 28, 2025

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