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Structured Handover in the Pediatric Postanesthesia Care Unit.

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Funk, E; Taicher, B; Thompson, J; Iannello, K; Morgan, B; Hawks, S
Published in: J Perianesth Nurs
February 2016

PURPOSE: To establish a structured handover in the pediatric postanesthesia care unit. DESIGN: An observational prequality and postquality improvement design was used. METHODS: Convenience samples of 52 preimplementation and 51 postimplementation handover interactions (N = 103) were observed and compared to a 42-item Introductions, Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendations, & Questions checklist. Patient care team members' satisfaction was assessed using voluntary electronic surveys. Data were analyzed for descriptive measures and differences in the pre- and postchecklist, and satisfaction total scores were compared using a two-sample t test. FINDING: The implementation of the handover checklist resulted in a statistically significant increase in the percentage of items discussed during five of six handover phases (P < .001). Overall, a significant increase in provider satisfaction was demonstrated from preimplementation to postimplementation (P < .01). The average duration of handover (in minutes) was not significantly different from pre (mean = 5.80 ± 3.80) to post (mean = 6.80 ± 2.30), P = .15. CONCLUSIONS: A structured handover checklist is associated with increased communication of handover content information and improved provider satisfaction. No statistically significant effect on handover duration time was found.

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J Perianesth Nurs

DOI

EISSN

1532-8473

Publication Date

February 2016

Volume

31

Issue

1

Start / End Page

63 / 72

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Postanesthesia Nursing
  • Patient Handoff
  • Nursing
  • Humans
  • Child
  • 4205 Nursing
  • 4204 Midwifery
  • 1110 Nursing
 

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Funk, E., Taicher, B., Thompson, J., Iannello, K., Morgan, B., & Hawks, S. (2016). Structured Handover in the Pediatric Postanesthesia Care Unit. J Perianesth Nurs, 31(1), 63–72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jopan.2014.07.015
Funk, Emily, Brad Taicher, Julie Thompson, Kelly Iannello, Brett Morgan, and Sharon Hawks. “Structured Handover in the Pediatric Postanesthesia Care Unit.J Perianesth Nurs 31, no. 1 (February 2016): 63–72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jopan.2014.07.015.
Funk E, Taicher B, Thompson J, Iannello K, Morgan B, Hawks S. Structured Handover in the Pediatric Postanesthesia Care Unit. J Perianesth Nurs. 2016 Feb;31(1):63–72.
Funk, Emily, et al. “Structured Handover in the Pediatric Postanesthesia Care Unit.J Perianesth Nurs, vol. 31, no. 1, Feb. 2016, pp. 63–72. Pubmed, doi:10.1016/j.jopan.2014.07.015.
Funk E, Taicher B, Thompson J, Iannello K, Morgan B, Hawks S. Structured Handover in the Pediatric Postanesthesia Care Unit. J Perianesth Nurs. 2016 Feb;31(1):63–72.
Journal cover image

Published In

J Perianesth Nurs

DOI

EISSN

1532-8473

Publication Date

February 2016

Volume

31

Issue

1

Start / End Page

63 / 72

Location

United States

Related Subject Headings

  • Postanesthesia Nursing
  • Patient Handoff
  • Nursing
  • Humans
  • Child
  • 4205 Nursing
  • 4204 Midwifery
  • 1110 Nursing