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September 10, 2025Pan African Journal of Emergency Medicine and Critical CareOpen Access

Improving Patient Safety: Residents Insights on Handover Practices in Tikur Anbessa Hospital

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ELEyosias LemmaHBHenok BahruATAlemu Tesfaye

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Overview

Cross-sectional survey reveals residents' knowledge on patient handover, highlighting gaps in standardized methods.

Key Points

  • Residents were knowledgeable about the consequences of poor handover on patient outcomes, with 90.8% awareness.
  • 3.1% of residents reported understanding standardized methods of handing over patients, indicating significant gaps.
  • The majority, 72.7%, had a poor attitude towards the current handover method, yet 87.6% preferred a standardized process.
  • 42.5% of residents reported poor practice regarding patient handovers, emphasizing a need for improved training.

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Lemma et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68c193f19b7b07f3a0617fd2https://doi.org/10.58904/2025/208
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