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Yes, absolutely. The coordinators are encouraged to ask questions during rounds, particularly when they identify opportunities to improve patient care or ensure best practices are being followed. Examples might include questions such as, "Is it time to ...

Thanks Amy, Do they discuss any PI concerns with the providers? Is there a structure during physician rounds in the ICU or acute floor how those discussions occur? Christine Christine Dummer, MHA, RN CCRN-K, TCRN Trauma ...

That is what our PI Coordinators do here. They attend multidisciplinary rounding in the ICU and on the floor. Sometimes they go to handoff first thing in the morning if they know they will be unable to make it to rounds. We find it to be most effective! ...

I would also like to hear how others have operationalized this. ------------------------------ Kristina Grochowski Baystate Medical Center Springfield MA 413-794-4831 ------------------------------

Following. We are getting a new trauma surgeon in August, and he has asked if I wanted to participate in ICU rounds. If anyone has standardized workflows they use for PI with rounds, I'd love to see them. ------------------------------ Dorothy Williams ...