Abstract
A standardized nursing handoff form was designed and implemented to improve handoff process, and rates of nursing errors were measured to determine the effectiveness of the intervention. This study was a prospective intervention study, using 1-group pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design, conducted on an inpatient medical unit. The rates of nursing errors decreased from 9.2 (95% confidence interval, 8.0-10.3) to 5.7 (95% confidence interval, 5.1-6.9) per 100 admissions (P < .001), comparing the pre-and postintervention periods.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 61-67 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| Journal | Journal of Nursing Care Quality |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2016 |
Keywords
- communication
- handoff
- handover
- nursing errors
- shift report
- standardized nursing handoff form