nursing round is part of nursing care that plays major role in improving the performance of head nurses, increasing competence and confidence, improving patient safety and greater patient satisfaction. The purpose of the study was to assess head nurses' performance regarding nursing round and its relation patients satisfaction . Design: descriptive corrleational design was utilized in carrying out this study. Setting: the study was conducted in all inpatient units at Benha University Hospital. Study Sample: all available 34 head nurses and 308 patients were included. Two instruments were used for data collection of this study (Nursing Round observational check list and patient satisfaction scale)Results: indicated that more than half (58,8%) of the studied head nurses had satisfactory performance regarding nursing round ,less than half(48,7%) of the studied patients had high satisfactory level and there were statistical significant positive correlation between studied patients’satisfactions and performance of the studided head nurses. Recommendations: conduct training courses and evaluation related to nursing rounds, encourage patient participation in nursing care plan.. |
