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      Ward rounds, participants, roles and perceptions: literature review.

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          Purpose - The purpose of this paper is to classify and describe the purpose of ward rounds, who attends each round and their role, and participants' perception of each other's role during the respective ward rounds. Design/methodology/approach - A literature review of face-to-face ward rounds in medical wards was conducted. Peer reviewed journals and government publications published between 2000 and 2014 were searched. Articles were classified according to the type of round described in the study. Purposes were identified using keywords in the description of why the round was carried out. Descriptions of tasks and interactions with team members defined participant roles. Findings - Eight round classifications were identified. The most common were the generalised ward; multidisciplinary; and consultant rounds. Multidisciplinary rounds were the most collaborative round. Medical officers were the most likely discipline to attend any round. There was limited reference to allied health clinicians and patient involvement on rounds. Perceptions attendees held of each other reiterated the need to continue to investigate teamwork. Practical implications - A collaborative approach to care planning can occur by ensuring clinicians and patients are aware of different ward round processes and their role in them. Originality/value - Analysis fulfils a gap in the literature by identifying and analysing the different ward rounds being undertaken in acute medical wards. It identifies the complexities in the long established routine hospital processes of the ward round.

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          Journal
          Int J Health Care Qual Assur
          International journal of health care quality assurance
          Emerald
          0952-6862
          0952-6862
          May 09 2016
          : 29
          : 4
          Affiliations
          [1 ] Australian Institute of Healthcare Innovation, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia.
          [2 ] Center for Healthcare Studies, Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
          Article
          10.1108/IJHCQA-04-2015-0053
          27142947
          166d7830-2e8b-4e87-b68b-a732fb0a0843
          History

          Patient-centred rounds,Ward rounds,Multidisciplinary ward rounds,Patient centredness

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