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Handover: the collective narrative of nursing practice
Summary
Nurse handover in hospitals reveals tensions between traditional roles and emerging professionalism. This practice shapes patient identity and strengthens nursing team cohesion.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Practice
- Healthcare Management
- Sociology of Health
Background:
- Hospitals rely on effective communication during patient handover.
- Nursing roles face evolving professional expectations.
- Understanding handover dynamics is crucial for patient care and team collaboration.
Purpose of the Study:
- To examine the practice of patient handover in a large metropolitan hospital.
- To analyze the interplay between traditional nursing roles and emergent professionalism during handover.
- To explore how handover narratives construct patient identities and foster nurse solidarity.
Main Methods:
- Qualitative examination of handover practices.
- Analysis of the collective narrative within handovers.
- Focus on the social and professional dimensions of the handover process.
Main Results:
- Handover is a critical site for observing conflicts between institutional imperatives and professional nursing standards.
- The collective narrative in handover constructs patient identities.
- Handover practices contribute to solidarity and cohesion among nursing staff.
Conclusions:
- Handover is a complex social and professional practice.
- It reflects and negotiates tensions in nursing roles.
- Effective handover narratives are vital for patient identity construction and team cohesion.