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Handover Between Anaesthetists And Post-Anaesthetic Care Unit Nursing Staff Using Isbar Principles: A Quality Improvement Study, Patricia Kitney, Raymond Tam, Paul Bennett, Dianne Buttigieg, David Bramley, Wei Wang
Handover Between Anaesthetists And Post-Anaesthetic Care Unit Nursing Staff Using Isbar Principles: A Quality Improvement Study, Patricia Kitney, Raymond Tam, Paul Bennett, Dianne Buttigieg, David Bramley, Wei Wang
Journal of Perioperative Nursing
A structured approach to communication between health care professionals contains introduction/identification; situation; background; assessment and request/recommendation (ISBAR). ISBAR was introduced into the post-anaesthetic care unit (PACU) of a large Victorian health service in 2013. The aim of this study was to measure the effect of an education program on ISBAR compliance.
Method: A pre/post-test design using a 14-item audit tool was used to measure compliance to ISBAR before and after an education intervention in two acute hospitals in Melbourne, Victoria. The intervention consisted of one 30-minute education session to anaesthetists, and two 30-minute education sessions to PACU nurses, combined with …