LITERATURE REVIEW The Encyclopedia defines an inpatient as someone admitted to the hospital and stays overnight or for an indeterminate time, usually several days or weeks (though some cases, such as coma patients, have been in hospitals for years). Treatment provided in this fashion is called inpatient care. 2.1 DEFINITION OF PATIENT SATISFACTION Patient satisfaction is many-faced and a very difficult to define. Plenty authors have dissimilar views about the definition of patient satisfaction
is centered around compassion, and providing meaningful care for patients. Intentional rounding is a variable system that has been created in order for nurses to assess and address the care needs of a patient. In fact, recent evidence shows that effective, intentional rounding can lead to decreased patient falls, decreased hospital acquired conditions (HAC), and increased patient
They were selected based on the research questions raised in the study. One of these articles was a literature review. It helped to show the importance of conducting such studies according to the researchers' point of view, as well as what are the points that had been already discussed. Similarly, it talks about the main areas influenced by medical interpreting
research articles were included in the review. Questionnaires, interviews, audits and reflections where also used to collect data. Nine research studies were found related to intentional rounding. The purpose of the study was clearly stated. The purpose was to evaluate how intentional rounding affects patient outcomes. The review was completed in 2014. Some limitations where discussed they were throughout the research material. The conclusion was that patient outcomes were positive with intentional
quality perceived by patients and by their families. Patient satisfaction is considered a way of measuring the quality of services provided. Objectives: To study the impact of National Accreditation Board for Hospitals & Healthcare Providers (NABH) Accreditation, India on Laboratory Department Service patient satisfaction. Methods: It is a quantitative, descriptive and inferential research based case study in which sample of a population was studied by structured satisfaction survey questionnaires
are intangible and difficult to measure, so service quality depends on customer perceptions and expectations. The healthcare sector today has a highly competitive. The perceptions and expectations of patients are considered to be the major indicator to assess the service quality of healthcare
Abstract A literature review was conducted to answer the following evidence-based research question "What are the effects of horizontal violence in the workplace on nurses and patient care?" The review includes a systematic review, two qualitative reviews, one quantitative review and a mixed method review that will aid in answering the research question while focusing on the effects of horizontal violence on nurses and what interventions could possibly be used to prevent this type of violence in
Literature Review A literature review on the effectiveness of hourly rounding suggested that if implemented correctly many aspects of patient care can be improved. This search also found several limitations and barriers, but still showing that hourly rounding is overall improving patient satisfaction, fall rates, and call light usage. According to Dyck, Thiele, Kebicz, Klassen and Erenberg (2013), fall related injuries are a huge concern for patient care and the main focus of their study. The
its aims, objectives and place of the change will be mentioned as well. Chapter two will display the literature review and their input related to the dissertation topic. It will cover several themes that are diabetes prevalence, diabetic ketoacidosis, insulin pump complication, and insulin pump therapy today. At the end of literature review, chapter’s author will discuss the critical of patient safety and team in management for diabetes mellitus. The methodology will be in the following chapter
The literature review is important to guide the researcher on the overview of the aspect of the topic. This includes the title, objectives, methodology and more. Through doing this literature review, the researcher can get an overview of how previous research has been done on this topic and in what way can the researcher improves their methods. Most of the references and articles were took from University Malaya’s database such as Proquest, Embase, ScienceDirect and Scopus and other search engine