The nurse wants to anticipate patient needs in order to increase patient satisfaction and decrease the use of call bells in the assigned section.What actions can be taken to achieve this?

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Performing hourly rounding encourages the nurse to anticipate patients' needs,thereby increasing patient satisfaction and decreasing call bell usage.Although checking on the patients every 2 to 3 hours is appropriate,it is not the best answer because hourly rounding provides increased patient satisfaction and reduction of call bells.The nurse needs to check more frequently on patients rather than waiting until the he/she sees them when medications are administered.

The Nurse Wants to Anticipate Patient Needs in Order to Increase