ArticleInternational journal of nursing sciences2021
Patient safety culture and handoff evaluation of nurses in small and medium-sized hospitals.
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- Perceptions of patient safety culture in a teaching hospital in Brazil.BMC health services research · 2025Article
- A protocol for validation of the Handover Evaluation Scale in multicultural ICUs.Nursing in critical care · 2025Article
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- Effects of Handover Education Using the Outcome-Present State Test (OPT) Model and SBAR in Nursing Students: A Quasi-Experimental Design.Iranian journal of public health · 2023Article
- Sixth Annual Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Symposium highlights: work in progress or standard care?Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center) · 2023Review
- Patient safety awareness, knowledge and attitude about fire risk assessment during time-out among perioperative nurses in Korea.Nursing open · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectivesThis 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 evaluation.
methodsThis is a descriptive study. 425 nurses who work at small and medium-sized hospitals in South Korea were included in our study. They completed a set of self-reporting questionnaires that evaluated demographic data, handoff-related characteristics, perception of patient safety culture, and handoff evaluation.
resultsResults showed that the overall score of awareness of a patient safety culture was 3.65 ± 0.45, the level was moderate. The score of handoff evaluation was 5.24 ± 0.85. Most nurses experienced errors in handoff and most nurses had no guidelines and checklist in the ward. Handoff evaluation differed significantly according to the level of education, work patterns, duration of hospital employment, handoff method, degree of satisfaction with the current handoff method, errors occurring at the time of handoff, handoff guidelines, and appropriateness of handoff education time (
conclusionFor handoff improvement, guidelines and standards should be established. It is necessary to develop a structured handoff education system. And formal handoff education should be implemented to spread knowledge uniformly.
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