ArticleWestern journal of nursing research2015
Handoffs and Patient Safety: Grasping the Story and Painting a Full Picture.
Article in Western journal of nursing research, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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- Efficacy of a blended learning programme in enhancing the communication skill competence and self-efficacy of nursing students in conducting clinical handovers: a randomised controlled trial.BMC medical education · 2022Trial
- Assessing Stress and Shift Quality in Nursing Students: A Pre- and Post-Shift Survey Approach.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
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- Development of nursing handoff competency scale: a methodological study.BMC nursing · 2024Article
- A comparison of occupational physical activity and sedentary behavior patterns of nurses working 12-h day and night shifts.International journal of nursing studies advances · 2021Article
- Assessment of Care Handoffs Among Hospitalist Physicians and 30-Day Mortality in Hospitalized Medicare Beneficiaries.JAMA network open · 2021Article
- Developing an Evidence-Based Nursing Handover Standard for a Multi-Site Public Hospital in Switzerland: Protocol for a Web-Based, Modified Delphi Study.JMIR research protocols · 2020Article
- A Mobile App (BEDSide Mobility) to Support Nurses' Tasks at the Patient's Bedside: Usability Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2018Article
- Quality Improvement Initiative Increasing Early Discharges From an Acute Care Cardiology Unit for Cardiac Surgery and Cardiology Patients-Associated With Reduced Hospital Length of Stay.Pediatric quality & safetyArticle
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Abstract
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 handoff. Results indicated that offgoing nurses' ability to grasp the story intra-shift was essential to convey the full picture during handoff. When oncoming nurses understood the picture being conveyed at the handoff, nurses jointly painted a full picture. Arriving and leaving the handoff with this level of information promoted patient safety. However, intra-shift disruptions often impeded nurses in their processes to grasp the story thus posing risks to patient safety. Improvement efforts need to target the different processes involved in grasping the story and painting a full picture. Future research needs to examine handoff practices and outcomes on units with good and poor practice environments.
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