Abstract
Nursing is an evidence-based practice. Nursing research provides evidence for nursing theories and concepts. In the proposed study, the role of hourly rounding in improving the quality of healthcare and patients’ perception is evaluated. This practice is proactive in nature; instead of nurses waiting for patients’ to press the light call button, they visit the patients’ and address their needs. If hourly rounding is not executed, the quality of care will go down, nurses’ health and wellbeing will be compromised, and patients’ satisfaction levels will shrink. A reduction in patient satisfaction rate, as well as a deterioration in the quality ...