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Bedside Handoff In The Emergency Department, Sheila Pochron
Bedside Handoff In The Emergency Department, Sheila Pochron
MSN Capstone Projects
Background
A standardized approach to bedside handoff improves nurse and patient satisfaction as well as quality outcomes.
Objectives
To compare the preference for bedside handoff in the emergency department post implementation by analyzing nursing surveys and Press Ganey data.
Design
A mixed method pilot study.
Settings
A not-for-profit community-based safety net hospital which is Magnet designated. ED is a level 3 trauma center with 60,000 visits annually.
Participants
ED nurses (n=52) and adult patients (n=86)
Methods
A pre and post implementation survey that utilized the 5-point Likert scale was given to nursing staff in the emergency department. Questions were asked …
Post Operative Handoff Tool Benchmark Project, Savannah E. Vinson
Post Operative Handoff Tool Benchmark Project, Savannah E. Vinson
MSN Capstone Projects
According to a sentinel event statement issued by The Joint Commission in 2017, inadequate hand-off communication is responsible for many adverse-events, including sentinel events in healthcare. A study released in 2016 estimated that communication failures in U.S. hospitals and medical practices were responsible at least in part for 30 percent of all malpractice claims, resulting in 1,744 deaths and $1.7 billion in malpractice costs over five years(The Joint Commission [TJC], 2017). Successful handoff communication has the potential to substantially improve patient safety when leadership displays their commitment to successful handoff, when handoff is standardized and done face-to-face between healthcare providers, …