SNHP | Senior Nursing Poster Session (Virtual)
Academic Level at Time of Presentation
Senior
Major
Nursing
Presentation Format
Event
Abstract/Description
According to the Joint Commission, hospitals need to establish standardized handoff reporting policies. Patient safety and care are the goals of these standardized practices. The policies need to include the minimum criteria designated by JCOAH. Although more studies need to be completed, it appears that there is a positive effect on quality of care and patient safety as well as patient satisfaction when standardized handoff reports are implemented. There are multiple methods of standardized handoff reports, including: bedside handoffs, using mnemonics, and creating a checklist for required handoff information.
Works Cited
Bourgault, A. M. (Ed.). (2019). Are patients and family members an essential aspect of bedside handoff? Critical Care Nurse, 39, 10–11.
Callaway, C., Cunningham, C., Grover, S., Steele, K. R., McGlynn, A., & Sribanditmongkol, V. (2018). Patient handoff processes. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 22, 421–428.
Miller, D. (2021). I-PASS as a nursing communication tool. Pediatric Nursing, 47, 30–37
Potter, P. A., Perry, A. G., Stockert, P. A., & Hall, A. (2021). Fundamentals of Nursing.
Elsevier.
Streelman, M., & Staffileno, B. A. (2021). Reducing readmissions one handoff at a time: standardizing report from acute care to the post acute care setting. Continuous Quality Improvement, 30, 83–87.
Spring Scholars Week 2023 Event
Senior Nursing Poster Session
The Need For Standardization of Handoff Reports
According to the Joint Commission, hospitals need to establish standardized handoff reporting policies. Patient safety and care are the goals of these standardized practices. The policies need to include the minimum criteria designated by JCOAH. Although more studies need to be completed, it appears that there is a positive effect on quality of care and patient safety as well as patient satisfaction when standardized handoff reports are implemented. There are multiple methods of standardized handoff reports, including: bedside handoffs, using mnemonics, and creating a checklist for required handoff information.
Works Cited
Bourgault, A. M. (Ed.). (2019). Are patients and family members an essential aspect of bedside handoff? Critical Care Nurse, 39, 10–11.
Callaway, C., Cunningham, C., Grover, S., Steele, K. R., McGlynn, A., & Sribanditmongkol, V. (2018). Patient handoff processes. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 22, 421–428.
Miller, D. (2021). I-PASS as a nursing communication tool. Pediatric Nursing, 47, 30–37
Potter, P. A., Perry, A. G., Stockert, P. A., & Hall, A. (2021). Fundamentals of Nursing.
Elsevier.
Streelman, M., & Staffileno, B. A. (2021). Reducing readmissions one handoff at a time: standardizing report from acute care to the post acute care setting. Continuous Quality Improvement, 30, 83–87.