Bedside Reporting In Nursing Practice

To integrate bedside shift reporting into practice, Orem’s Self-care deficit theory serves as the purpose. The goal of the nursing staff is to create an environment that is conducive for meeting the self-care needs of the patient and to engage the patient in their care. Implementation of bedside reporting requires the assessment of current policies regarding visitation of family members, a review of the current shift change report communication, and the potential barriers of change (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality [AHRQ], 2013). Once the assessment phase is complete, implementation strategies can start to be implemented. Staff need to have training on the new procedures as well as the new checklist and brochure that is available
To assess the implementation of bedside reporting impacts on patient care, a baseline of falls, injuries, and medical errors would be obtained prior to bedside reporting. At the end of each month a report will be generated to show how many of these adverse events occurred. The goal would be to see a steady decrease in adverse events over the course of a three to six-month time period. To address patient experience, communication, and quality of care received, patients and their family members will continue to receive a patient survey; the results of these surveys will be plotted with results both prior to implementation of bedside reporting and after to create a graph that shows the if the new procedure has had a positive impact on the patients. To address the impact on time management of the nursing staff, a report of hours worked by the nurses will be generated. The amount of overtime will be the variable measure that will determine if the bedside reporting improves the overall time management of the