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Pam Athwal1, Willa Fields, Esther Wagnell
1Progressive Care Unit, Sharp Grossmont Hospital, La Mesa, California 91942, USA. Pam.athwal@sharp.com
Abstract:
This article describes a clinical nurse-led initiative that changed the traditional group shift report in the conference room to a combination of a written report with a nurse-to-nurse verbal exchange at the patient's bedside. The new process resulted in less time spent in shift report, financial savings from reduced overtime, and a decrease in the number of patient falls and call lights during change of shift.
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