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Training in communication and interaction during shift-to-shift nursing handovers in a bilingual hospital: A case
Jack Pun1, E Angela Chan2, Suzanne Eggins3
1Department of English, The City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China.
Aim:
To explore the perceptions and practices of nurses on handovers.
Background:
At handover, accountability must be transferred to ensure a consistent quality of patient care. Studies highlighted unstructured handovers as a major factor contributing to critical incidents. The design of handover training requires a systematic method for evaluating nurses' practices.
Design:
An explorative case study, qualitative design that combined ethnography with discourse analysis.
Methods:
A training programme based on these practices was administered to 50 nurses, and a protocol focused on CARE was implemented. The nurses' perceptions and practices were evaluated, and 80 handovers were recorded.
Results:
Three areas likely to enhance the continuity of care emerged: 1) explicit transfer of responsibility by outgoing nurses; 2) responsible engagement of incoming nurses in the handover and 3) adherence to a systematic handover structure.
Conclusion:
The change in practice from monologic handovers with passive incoming nurses before training to interactive and collaborative handovers, where all nurses appeared to take an active role in clarifying patients' cases, after training was significant.
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