Examples Of Interdisciplinary Rounding

Tyler, great points about collaboration. The hospital that I used to work at tried to implement interdisciplinary rounds; often times it ended up being just the nurse and doctor. Sometimes the PT would make it but not all of the time; this was an important component missing because I worked on a surgery, ortho, and oncology floor. There have been major strides in patient communication and patient engagement when interdisciplinary rounding is used (Johnson & Conner, 2014). This would help with improving collaboration and continuity of care. There are different frameworks that can be followed with interdisciplinary rounding; one example is the PATIENT outline. This outline suggested that the plan of care, tests, concerns, diagnosis, nurse and