Journal article
Comparison of a Nurse-Nurse Handoff Mnemonic With Real-World Handoffs
Journal of nursing care quality, Vol.35(4), pp.336-340
10/2020
DOI: 10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000465
PMID: 31972782
Abstract
Communication failures, including clinical handoff or clinical handover errors, contribute to 80% of all serious preventable adverse events each year. The N-PAS, N = Nurse, P = Patient Summary, A = Action Plan, and S = Synthesis, is a flexible standardized clinical handoff tool for nurses.
The purpose of this study was to determine the proportion of N-PAS core components present in real-world patient handoffs.
A mixed-methods design was used to analyze secondary data. Patient handoffs (n = 138) were transcribed into statements and then independently coded by 2 research assistants.
Of all handoff statements, 63.2% were coded as Patient Summary and 13.6% were coded as Action Plan, whereas Synthesis was not coded in any handoffs. Three new Patient Summary elements and 1 new Action Plan element were identified.
Patient Summary and Action Plan are critical data reported during clinical handoff. A handoff synthesis is a critical step to include in handoff training.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Comparison of a Nurse-Nurse Handoff Mnemonic With Real-World Handoffs
- Creators
- Jennifer O'Rourke - Loyola University ChicagoKaren Dunn Lopez - University of IowaLee Ann Riesenberg - University of Alabama at BirminghamJoanna Abraham - Washington University in St. Louis
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Journal of nursing care quality, Vol.35(4), pp.336-340
- DOI
- 10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000465
- PMID
- 31972782
- ISSN
- 1550-5065
- eISSN
- 1550-5065
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 10/2020
- Academic Unit
- Nursing
- Record Identifier
- 9984370645202771
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