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Paolo Ferrara1, Stefano Terzoni1, Salvatore Davì2
1Nurse Tutor and Lecturer in Nursing, San Paolo Bachelor School of Nursing, University of Milan, San Paolo Teaching Hospital, Milan, Italy.
Aim:
Handover, in particular between two shifts, is a crucial aspect of nursing for patient safety, aimed at ensuring continuity of care. During this process, several factors can affect quality of care and cause errors. This study aimed to assess quality of handovers, by validating the Handoff CEX-Italian scale.
Method:
The scale was translated from English into Italian and the content validity index was calculated and internal consistency assessed. The scale was used in several units of the San Paolo Teaching Hospital in Milan, Italy.
Results:
A total of 48 reports were assessed (192 evaluations). The median score was 6, interquartile range (IQR) [5;7] and was not influenced by specific (p=0.21) or overall working experience (p=0.13). The domains showing the lowest median values (median=6, IQR [4;8]) were context, communication, and organisation. Night to morning handovers obtained the lowest scores. CVI-S was 0.96, Cronbach's alpha was 0.79.
Discussion:
The Handoff CEX-Italian scale is valid and reliable and it can be used to assess the quality of nurse handovers.
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