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Improving nursing shift-to-shift report.
Ember Benson1, Catherine Rippin-Sisler, Kimberly Jabusch
1Seven Oaks General Hospital, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. ebenson@sogh.mb.ca
Journal of Nursing Care Quality
|December 7, 2006
Summary
A project to improve nursing shift-to-shift reports in Winnipeg aimed for greater efficiency and consistency. This review examines the reconfiguration of this vital patient care communication process.
Area of Science:
- Healthcare Management
- Nursing Practice
- Quality Improvement
Background:
- External review in 2002 identified patient care improvement needs.
- The Achieving Benchmarks through Collaboration Project was initiated.
- Nursing shift-to-shift report reconfiguration was a key subproject.
Purpose of the Study:
- To review the reconfiguration of nursing shift-to-shift reports.
- To assess improvements in efficiency, effectiveness, and consistency.
- To provide insights into optimizing healthcare communication.
Main Methods:
- Review of a specific subproject within a larger quality improvement initiative.
- Analysis of the reconfiguration process for nursing shift reports.
- Evaluation of changes aimed at enhancing report quality.
Main Results:
- The subproject focused on optimizing nursing shift-to-shift reporting.
- Changes were implemented to enhance efficiency and consistency.
- The goal was to improve the effectiveness of patient handovers.
Conclusions:
- The reconfiguration aimed to standardize and improve nursing communication.
- Enhanced shift reports contribute to better patient care.
- This review offers a case study in healthcare process improvement.
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