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Clinical Anatomy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Surgical safety depends on recognition of patient‐specific anatomy when encountered structures depart from population norms. Knowledge of anatomical variations is often treated as supplemental rather than as a safety‐relevant necessity.
Juan A. Sanchis‐Gimeno +4 more
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Effect of patient handoff methods on nurse self-efficacy [PDF]
, 2020 Patients experience multiple transitions in care between nursing providers (handoffs) during hospitalization. Handoffs are opportunities for communication errors to occur.
Guelbert, Christopher Scott
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A Discharge Summary Prompt Reduces Postoperative Radiotherapy Delay in Head and Neck Cancer Patients
Head &Neck, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Background Delays in postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) beyond 6 weeks are associated with worse outcomes in head and neck cancer (HNC). This study evaluated whether a discharge summary prompt could reduce PORT delay. Methods A retrospective review of patients from 2018 to 2023 was used as a pre‐intervention baseline.
Andreja Radevic +10 more
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Review nurses' skills in handover using SBAR tool in general ward [PDF]
Journal of Evidence-Based Care, 2019 Patient's clinical handoff which is a critical organizational and clinical process is considered one of the fundamental responsibilities of nurses. In this regard, lack of tools and resources to be applied for this purpose threatens the life of patients.
Samira Beigmoradi +3 more
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A handoff is not a telegram: an understanding of the patient is co-constructed [PDF]
Critical Care, 2011 Hospital handoffs are believed to be a key locus of communication breakdown that can endanger patient safety and undermine quality of care. Substantial new efforts to better understand handoffs and to improve handoff practices are under way. Many such efforts appear to be seriously hampered, however, by an underlying presumption that the essential ...
Cohen, Michael D +2 more
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Standardized Patient Handoff Tool [PDF]
, 2018 Patient handoffs are defined as the transmission of information and accountability between teams and individuals. These handoffs can be periods of increased risk for the patient and increased errors among anesthesia providers and PACU nurses (Segall et ...
Marten, Matthew
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, 2023 The post anesthesia care unit is a dynamic environment and post-operative handoff reports are challenged by interruptions and time constraints. This can result in poor communication and the incomplete transfer of vital information which have the ...
NC DOCKS at East Carolina University +1 more
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Initiating Standardized and Structured Handoff for Nurses in the Outpatient Setting [PDF]
, 2022 Background: Handoff is the transfer and acceptance of patient care responsibility achieved through effective communication. Patient-specific information moves from one caregiver to another, to ensure continuity and safety. Ineffective handoffs negatively
Wagner, Keri
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Nurses' Perspectives on Handoff Practices That Promote Patient Safety [PDF]
, 2012 Effective handoff communication is critical in promoting patient safety. At change of shift, nurses exchange patient information, but little is known about nursing handoff practices and patient safety.
Birmingham, Patricia
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Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.Abstract Background Older adults face a high risk of unplanned hospital readmissions during transitions from hospital to home. Despite system‐wide initiatives, substantial variation persists across Veterans Health Administration (VHA) facilities. Objective To identify organizational factors and transitional care processes associated with high and low ...
Nicholas A. Rattray +13 more
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