• J Nurs Care Qual · Oct 2006

    Dance of the call bells: using ethnography to evaluate patient satisfaction with quality of care.

    • Lynn Deitrick, Joanna Bokovoy, Glenn Stern, and Anne Panik.
    • Department of Health Studies, Lehigh Valley Hospital and Health Network, Allentown, PA 18105, Lynn.Deitrick@lvh.com.
    • J Nurs Care Qual. 2006 Oct 1; 21 (4): 316-24.

    AbstractEthnographic methods can provide insights into patients' perceptions of quality of care. We used ethnographic methods to examine problems related to answering patient call lights on one inpatient unit in the hospital. Communication through call bells consisted of 3 interrelated components. These included answering the call bell, communicating the patient's request, and following through with the request. Results of this study provided a deeper understanding of the nuances of power and control embedded within the issue of patient-caregiver communication and empowered unit staff to find solutions to the call bell problem.

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