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Improving The Quality Of Bedside Shift Report Behavior: Implementing A Standardized Bedside Report Tool On The Medical-Surgical Floor At Woodland Healthcare, Amanda Waggoner
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Abstract
Nursing handoff communication at change-of-shift is a frequent, yet highly essential nursing responsibility that lays the foundation for providing care that is safe and consistent (Grimshaw, Hatch, Willard, & Abraham, 2016). A microsystem assessment conducted on the medical-surgical unit at Woodland Healthcare (WHC) utilizing the 5P’s (Purpose, Patients, Professionals, Processes, Patterns) revealed that only 6% of twelve hour night shift nurses were performing a quality BSR and 40% of twelve hour day shift nurses reported feeling satisfied with shift report. Additionally, three reportable events occurred as a result communication related errors which led to increased spending on behalf of …