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Nursing Hand-Off CommunicationRobert Ross, RN, MSN student
Internet in Education EME 6053
University of South Florida
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Definition
• Nursing hand-off can be defined as a communication between two shifts of nurses occurring at the transfer of responsibility for a patient to include an opportunity to ask questions, clarify and confirm (Friesen, 2009)
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Information is exchanged about the patient such as patient name, IV drips, meds, treatments, appointments, etc.
Definition (cont’d)
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• Hand-off communication is critical for patient safety as missed information could be harmful to the patient
• A study in Seattle concluded that up to 65% of sentinel events could be linked to poor communication between healthcare personnel
Why is it needed?
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•Patient name, age , sex
•Diagnosis
•Medications
•Most recent VS
•Critical labs
•Changes in health status/condition
Elements of a Hand-off
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•A lack of standardization among the different types of hand-offs can potentially cause problems
•The same form can also cut down wasted time in attempting to track down missing information
Standardization
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• Effective hand-off communication can significantly reduce potential errors in patient care
• Hand-offs are done to communicate patient information across shifts and to help maintain a high quality of care
• Facility wide standardization would help reduce redundancy and improve communication
Summary
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A last note about effective communication