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Analysis of Nurses' Perceptions of Handover Practices: A Comparative Study in Different Medical Settings
Hanan F Alharbi1, Sahar A A Sayed, Karima H Abdelhafez
1Author Affiliations : Department of Maternity and Child Health Nursing (Dr Alharbi), College of Nursing, Princess Nourah Bint Abdul Rahman University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Department of Critical Care and Emergency Nursing (Drs Sayed and Mahran), Department of Nursing Administration (Dr Abdelhafez), Faculty of Nursing, Department of Chest Diseases and Tuberculosis, Faculty of Medicine (Dr Mohamed), Assiut University, Assiut, Egypt; Department of Medical Surgical Nursing (Dr Mekkawy), Department of Maternal and Neonatal Health Nursing (Dr Farrag), Al-Galala University, Suez, Egypt; Department of Internal Medicine (Dr Mohamed), Sultan Bin Abdulaziz Humanitarian City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Abstract:
This article reports a comparative prospective study aimed to explore and compare nurses' perceptions of bedside clinical handover in 3 different settings (emergency unit, ICU, and medical ward). Results revealed that the participant nurses' perceptions varied significantly for different aspects of the handover process. Our data demonstrate department-specific variations in perceptions related to the adequacy, organization, relevance, availability of charts, use of charts for review, ease of following the information, and timeliness of the information.
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