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Kristi Klee1, Linda Latta, Sallie Davis-Kirsch
1Seattle Children's Hospital, Seattle, WA, USA. kristi.klee@seattlechildrens.org
Abstract:
The purpose of this article was to describe the use of continuous performance improvement (CPI) methodology to standardize nurse shift-to-shift handoff communication. The goals of the process were to standardize the content and process of shift handoff, improve patient safety, increase patient and family involvement in the handoff process, and decrease end-of-shift overtime. This article will describe process changes made over a 4-year period as result of application of the plan-do-check-act procedure, which is an integral part of the CPI methodology, and discuss further work needed to continue to refine this critical nursing care process.
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