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Nursing
Healthcare Informatics
Patient Care Management

Background:

Effective patient handover is vital for safe and continuous healthcare.
Community healthcare settings present unique challenges for handover due to lack of face-to-face interaction.
Current reliance on email for handover may be suboptimal in decentralized care environments.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate nurses' perceptions of patient handover in the community setting.
To evaluate nurses' views on adopting an electronic handover application compared to email.
To determine if educational preparation and age influence perceptions of handover and electronic tools.

Main Methods:

A two-part survey was administered to community nurses.
Surveys were completed before and after nurses reviewed a new electronic handover application.
Data analysis considered educational preparation and age as potential influencing factors.

Main Results:

Nurses recognized the importance of patient handover for care continuity.
Standardization of handover reporting was perceived to enhance knowledge of patient care plans.
Preliminary findings suggest potential benefits of electronic applications over email for community care handover.

Conclusions:

Standardized handover processes are essential for effective community nursing.
Electronic applications show promise for improving handover efficiency and information sharing.
Further research is needed to validate the impact of electronic handover tools on patient outcomes.