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This review aims to explore frameworks and evaluation methods for nursing handovers, emphasizing future rubric development.

Structured Communication Tools for Nursing Handovers: A Scoping Review

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This review aims to explore frameworks and evaluation methods for nursing handovers, emphasizing future rubric development.
Conducted a scoping review following Joanna Briggs Institute guidelines and PRISMA-ScR checklist.
Searched databases: PubMed, EMBASE, and CINAHL for peer-reviewed studies on nursing handover tools.
Included 65 studies focused on development, adaptation, or validation of structured communication frameworks.
SBAR-based tools were the most common, with local modifications frequently observed.
Post-evaluation strategies included prepost assessments and user feedback, reported in 50 studies.
Outcomes primarily focused on documentation completeness (41.5%) and safety-related process checks (36.9%).

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Scoping review identifies structured communication tools used in nursing handovers, suggesting improvements for future evaluations.

Kim et al. (2026) studied this question.

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