Why the study?
Nursing handover ensures the continuity and safety of patient care, but the effects of quality improvement projects in improving this process needed to be determined.
Do quality improvement projects improve the intershift nursing handover process?
Population
22 QI projects involving intershift handover between nurses
Comparison
Standardized communication tools vs patient-participation bedside handover methods
Design
Systematic review
Authors
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Supports adoption of standardized bedside handovers to cut adverse events and times; reinforces QI strategies for nursing handover improvement.
Do quality improvement projects improve the intershift nursing handover process?
Standardized communication tools and patient-participation bedside handover are effective quality improvement strategies to reduce handover times and adverse events while improving satisfaction.
Cho et al. (2021) studied this question.
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