A new King’s College London study suggests that the practice of routine ward rounds is just a tick-box exercise, wastes nurses’ time and has little effect on patient care
Senior nurses should contribute to a national conversation about whether the widespread practice of intentional rounding should be discontinued in light of the latest evidence, researchers say.
Nursing Management. 26, 6, 8-9. doi: 10.7748/nm.26.6.8.s7
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