ArticleJournal of nursing care quality
Handover of Patients From Prehospital Emergency Services to Emergency Departments: A Qualitative Analysis Based on Experiences of Nurses.
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- Communication handover barriers among nurses and paramedics in emergency care settings.BMC nursing · 2025Article
- Identifying the obstacles facing emergency nurses regarding treating CTAS1 and CTAS2 in Saudi Arabia.BMC emergency medicine · 2024Article
- Incidents in the context of pre-hospital care by ambulances: contributions to patient safety.Revista brasileira de enfermagem · 2023Article
- Relationship between emergency nurses' professional competencies and the Nursing care product.Revista latino-americana de enfermagem · 2023Article
- Handover of Critical Patients in Urgent Care and Emergency Settings: A Systematic Review of Validated Assessment Tools.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Review
- Psychometric Properties of the Health Professionals Communication Skills Scale in University Students of Health Sciences.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Article
- Knowledge, Practice, and Associated Factors of Nurses in Pre-Hospital Emergency Care at a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital.Open access emergency medicine : OAEM · 2020Article
- Qualitative Study on Safe and Effective Handover Information during a Rapid Response Team Encounter.Pediatric quality & safetyArticle
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Abstract
backgroundDuring the transfer of patients, both ambulance and hospital emergency service professionals need to exchange necessary, precise, and complete information for an effective handover. Some factors threaten a quality handover such as excessive caseload, patients with multiple comorbidities, limited past medical history, and frequent interruptions. PURPOSE: To explore the viewpoint of nurses on their experience of patient handovers, describing the essential aspects of the process and areas for improvement, and establishing standardized elements for an effective handover.
methodsA qualitative research method was used.
resultsNurses identified the need to standardize the patient transfer process by a written record to support the verbal handover and to transmit patient information adequately, in a timely manner, and in a space free of interruptions, in order to increase patient safety.
conclusionsAn organized method does not exist. The quality of handovers could be enhanced by improvements in communication and standardizing the process.
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