Use of a daily goals checklist for morning ICU rounds

Use of a daily goals checklist for morning ICU rounds: a mixed-methods study. Critical Care Medicine, Aug 2014, Vol. 42(8), p.1797-1803.

Centofanti, J.E., et al.

http://journals.lww.com/ccmjournal/Abstract/2014/08000/Use_of_a_Daily_Goals_Checklist_for_Morning_ICU.6.aspx

Objective: To understand the perspectives and attitudes of ICU clinicians about use of a daily goals checklist on rounds. Design: Our three data collection methods were as follows: 1) Field observations: two investigators conducted field observations to understand how and by whom the daily goals checklist was used for 80 ICU patient rounds over 6 days. 2) Document analysis: The 72 completed daily goals checklists from observed rounds were analyzed using mixed methods. 3) Interviews: With 56 clinicians, we conducted semistructured individual and focus-group interviews, analyzing transcripts using a qualitative descriptive approach and content analysis. Triangulation was achieved by a multidisciplinary investigative team using two research methods and three data sources.