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Nursing Handoffs and Clinical Judgments Regarding Patient Risk of Deterioration: A Mixed-Methods Study [PDF]

Journal of Clinical Nursing, 2020
Aims and objectives: To explore how change-of-shift handoffs relate to nurses’ clinical judgments regarding patient risk of deterioration. Background: The transfer of responsibility for patients’ care comes with an exchange of information about their ...
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Characterizing Information Decay in Patient Handoffs

Journal of Surgical Education, 2014
The purpose of this study was to analyze the decay of information with multiple sequential patient handoff reports given by third-year medical students who have not had standardized patient handoff training.We examine the information decay of quantitative parameters included in 2 different simulated patient history and physical handoffs conducted among
Dena Higbee
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Handoffs and Patient Safety [PDF]

Western Journal of Nursing Research, 2015
Effective handoff communication is critical for patient safety. Research is needed to understand how information processes occurring intra-shift impact handoff effectiveness. The purpose of this qualitative study was to examine medical-surgical nurses' (n = 21) perspectives about processes that promote and hinder patient safety intra-shift and during ...
Audrey Lyndon, Martha D Buffum
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IMOUTA: A proposal for patient care handoffs

The Laryngoscope, 2013
Objectives/HypothesisAn increased frequency of patient handoffs has occurred as a result of the new resident work‐hour restrictions that have recently been instituted. Inadequate handoff of patient care has been associated with adverse patient events due to residents being unprepared for events that happen during cross cover periods.
Matthew P, Connor, Anneke C, Bush, Joseph, Brennan   +2 more
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Patient Safety at Handoff in Rehabilitation Medicine

Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America, 2012
The Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare has cited communication as the most frequent root cause in sentinel events, with failed patient handoffs playing a "role in an estimated 80% of serious preventable adverse events." Handoff, or transfer of patient care information, occurs formally and informally many times each day, within and ...
Jason W, Siefferman, Emerald, Lin, Jeffrey S, Fine   +2 more
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Perfecting the Patient Handoff: Improving the Process for Patients and Nurses

Nursing for Women's Health, 2010
Lori Olvera, RNC, MSN, PHN Mary Campbell Bliss, RN, MS, CNS Do any of these scenarios sound familiar? A patient is transferred from labor and delivery (L&D) to postpartum and when the patient arrives, the room is still dirty. A baby is transferred to the nursery and although the baby is a girl, her name bands say “male.” A patient is transferred to ...
Lori, Olvera, Mary Campbell, Bliss
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A Pilot Study of Patient Photographs and Handoff Communication

Hospital Pediatrics, 2022
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Safe and effective handoffs have become a national priority. Given that patient photographs have been associated with safety benefits in other settings, we hypothesize they could improve handoff communication.
Helen K, Hughes, Laetitia X, Zhang, Kevin J, Psoter, Brandon M, Smith, Julia M, Kim, Megan M, Tschudy, M D, Mph, Janet R, Serwint   +7 more
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Handoffs and Equity: Impact of a Patient Distribution Model on Handoffs for Black Patients

Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities
Hospital medicine patient distribution models (PDM) assign patients to inpatient services on hospital admission. Models balance tradeoffs including patient handoffs, physician wellness, subspecialty care, and other factors to ensure optimal outcomes; however, equity is rarely considered.
Ethan Molitch-Hou, Thomas J. Best, Ellis Green, Khanh T. Nguyen, Grace LaShore, Matthew T. Cerasale   +5 more
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Patients' Perceptions of Bedside Handoff

Journal of Nursing Care Quality, 2014
Current literature on patients' perceptions of bedside handoff describes studies using qualitative, anecdotal, and/or indirect measurement. This study identifies patients' perceptions of the bedside handoff through direct and quantitative measurement.
Yvonne, Ford, Anita, Heyman, Yvonne L, Chapman   +2 more
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