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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Assessing Postoperative Handover Quality Among Nurses Across Surgical and Recovery Units: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Afnan M Alotaibi, Essmat A Mansour, Sahar M Yakout, Amany Anwar Saeed Alabdullah

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Afnan M AlotaibiNursing Department, Huraymila General Hospital, Third Health Cluster, Riyadh 15432, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0009-0009-6626-4790
Essmat A MansourMedical Surgical Nursing, College of Nursing, King Saud University, Riyadh 12372, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0002-2391-6551
Sahar M YakoutMaternal and Child Health Nursing, College of Nursing, King Saud University, Riyadh 12372, Saudi Arabia.
Amany Anwar Saeed AlabdullahMaternity and Pediatric Nursing, College of Nursing, Princess Nourah bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia.ORCID 0000-0001-8606-909X

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BACKGROUND/

objectivesInefficient postoperative handovers contribute to medical malpractice and care discontinuity by omitting critical patient information and compromising patient health. This study aimed to evaluate and compare the quality of postoperative nurse handovers in ORs, PACUs, ICUs, and wards across four hospitals in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

methodsA descriptive, cross-sectional, comparative study was conducted among postoperative care nurses across four hospitals in the second health cluster in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Data were collected through an online questionnaire to assess handover quality via a Handover Quality Rating Form and sociodemographic information. Data analysis was performed using SPSS v28.

resultsAmong the 521 nurse participants (84.1% female, M

conclusionsThese findings highlight the importance of local evaluating the handover quality of nurses in various contexts, specifically considering the circumstances, conduct, and teamwork when planning implementation and developing standardized handover protocols for different departments, specialties, and healthcare settings. These results support the development of targeted training programs and unit-specific handover protocols.

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intensive care unitoperating theaterpostanesthesia care unitpostoperativequality of handoverwards

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PMCPMC12692589

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