Patient safety culture and handoff evaluation of nurses in small and medium-sized hospitals
International Journal of Nursing Sciences, 2021 Objectives: This study was conducted to investigate the current status of handoffs, perception of patient safety culture, and degrees of handoff evaluation in small and medium-sized hospitals and identified factors that make a difference in handoff ...
Jung Hee Kim, Jung Lim Lee, Eun Man Kim
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Patient handoff from the perspective of nursing teams in hemodialysis units [PDF]
Revista Brasileira de EnfermagemObjectives: to aimed to explore patient handoff practices among nursing teams in hemodialysis clinics. Methods: this study was conducted from April to June 2022, in six hemodialysis clinics in five health regions in Ceará, Brazil.
Cristina da Silva Fernandes +6 more
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Structured patient handoff on an internal medicine ward: A cluster randomized control trial. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2018 BackgroundThe effect of a multi-faceted handoff strategy in a high volume internal medicine inpatient setting on process and patient outcomes has not been clearly established.
Penny Tam +7 more
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Avoiding Fumbles: Online Patient Handoff Training. [PDF]
PRiMER, 2020 Introduction: The COVID-19 pandemic required rapid curriculum adaptation to online delivery. Given the importance of accurate clinical patient handoffs, we adapted simulation-based medical student training in clinical patient handoffs. We scored the accuracy of the information students presented.
Wells J, Higbee D, Doty J, Louder E.
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Understanding nursing handoff errors in clinical practice: trends and contributing factors based on a systematic review and meta-analysis [PDF]
BMC NursingBackground Nursing handoff is a critical process in which essential patient and treatment-related information, as well as responsibilities, are exchanged to ensure quality of care and continuity of treatment.
Seonmi Yeom +2 more
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Nurses’ perceptions of patient handoffs and predictors of patient handoff perceptions in tertiary care hospitals in Kelantan, Malaysia: a cross-sectional study [PDF]
BMJ OpenObjectives To study nurses’ perceptions of patient handoffs in tertiary care hospitals in Kelantan, Malaysia, and to identify predictors of these perceptions.Design Cross-sectional study.Setting Three tertiary care hospitals in Kelantan, Malaysia ...
Mohd Hanif Mohd Nawawi +1 more
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Journal of Pharmacy and Bioallied SciencesBackground: Artificial Intelligence (AI) has gained significant traction in health care, particularly in automating documentation processes. AI-generated emergency department (ED) summaries have the potential to enhance hospital handoff efficiency and ...
Anitabh Sukhadeve +2 more
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Evaluating observed and perceived experiences of operating room to paediatric critical care unit handoffs: an initial assessment to inform quality improvement [PDF]
Frontiers in PediatricsIntroductionTransferring critically ill patients from the Operating Room (OR) to the Paediatric Critical Care Unit (PCCU) is a complex process. Unstructured handoffs and poor communication increase the risk of adverse events.
Jacob Davidson +9 more
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Effectiveness of Educational Program on Nurses’ Knowledge and Performance Regarding Shift Change Handoff and Its Effect on Continuity of Patient Care [PDF]
International Egyptian Journal of Nursing Sciences and Research, 2022 Background: Handoff is a vital step in nursing care, particularly in critical care units, because it involves the transfer of clear and simple patient clinical information that leads to enhanced continuity of patient care.
Nora Ahmed Abd Allah Mohamed +2 more
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Patient handoffs among general surgery residents in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional study
BMC Medical Education, 2022 Background Communication failure is a common cause of adverse events. An essential element of communication among health care providers is patient handoff. Patient handoff is defined as a practice whereby a health care provider transfers a patient’s care
Abdulaziz M. Saleem, Mai Kadi
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