Does Robotic Telerounding Enhance Nurse-Physician Collaboration Satisfaction About Care Decisions?

Background: Delivering healthcare using remote robotic telepresence is an evolving practice in medical and surgical intensive critical care units and will likely have varied implications for work practices and working relationships in intensive care units. Our study assessed the nurse-physician collaboration satisfaction about care decisions from surgical intensive critical care nurses during remote robotic telepresence night rounds in comparison with conventional telephone night rounds.

Materials And Methods: This study used a randomized trial to test whether robotic telerounding enhances the nurse-physician collaboration satisfaction about care decisions.