ArticleNursing reports (Pavia, Italy)2024
Intrahospital Handovers before and after the Implementation of ISBAR Communication: A Quality Improvement Study on ICU Nurses' Handovers to General Medical Ward Nurses.
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- Shift Transition Communication Among Nurses: A Systematic Review of ISBAR and SBAR-Based Structured Handover Tools.Nursing open · 2026Pooled it
- Intrahospital handovers before and after an educational intervention: a quality improvement study among ICU nurses.BMC nursing · 2026Article
- Transforming challenging telephone conversations - investigating the effectiveness of an adapted ISBAR tool for delivering bad news.BMC medical education · 2026Article
- Assessment of clinical handover among ICU nurses based on the structured ISBAR model (2025).BMC nursing · 2026Article
- Summary and Critical Appraisal of Evidence for Intrahospital Neonatal Transport.Pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics · 2026Review
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- Application of the ISBAR bedside handover communication model in a pediatric hematology-oncology department: a pre-post intervention study.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2026Article
- Shift-to-Shift Information Transfer: Phenomenological Study of Nurses' Experiences.JMIR nursing · 2025Article
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- Fatal anaphylactic shock following cefoperazone-sulbactam re-exposure: a short report on systemic gaps in adverse drug reaction management.BMJ open quality · 2025Review
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Abstract
backgroundResearch finds a lack of structure as well as varying and incomplete content in intrahospital handovers. This study aimed to improve intrahospital handovers by implementing structured ISBAR communication (identification, situation, background, assessment and recommendation).
methodsThis quality improvement study was conducted observing 25 handovers given by nurses from the intensive care unit to nurses from general medical wards at baseline and after the implementation of the ISBAR communication tool. The 26-item ISBAR scoring tool was used to audit the handovers. In addition, the structure of the ISBAR communication and time spent on the handovers were observed.
resultsThere were no significant improvements from baseline to post-intervention regarding adherence to the ISBAR communication scoring tool. The structure of the handovers improved from baseline to post-intervention (
conclusionsThe items in the ISBAR communication scoring tool can act as a guide for details that need to be reported during intrahospital handovers to strengthen patient safety. Future research calls for studies measuring satisfaction among nurses regarding using different handover tools and studies using multifaceted training interventions.
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