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Implementation of a Modified Bedside Handoff for a Postpartum Unit.

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Wollenhaup, CA; Stevenson, EL; Thompson, J; Gordon, HA; Nunn, G
Published in: The Journal of nursing administration
June 2017

The most frequent cause of sentinel events is poor communication during the nurse-to-nurse handoff process. Standardized methods of handoff do not fit in every patient care setting. The aims of this quality improvement project were to successfully implement a modified bedside handoff model, with some report outside and some inside the patient's room, in a postpartum unit. A structured educational module and champion nurses were used. The new model was evaluated based on the change in compliance, patient satisfaction, and nursing satisfaction. Two months after implementation, there was an increase in nursing compliance in completing all aspects of the model as well as an increase in both patient and staff satisfactions of the process. Replicating this project may help other specialty units adhere to safety recommendations for handoff report.

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The Journal of nursing administration

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EISSN

1539-0721

ISSN

0002-0443

Publication Date

June 2017

Volume

47

Issue

6

Start / End Page

320 / 326

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Postnatal Care
  • Patient Satisfaction
  • Patient Safety
  • Patient Handoff
  • Nursing Staff, Hospital
  • Nursing
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Interpersonal Relations
 

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Wollenhaup, C. A., Stevenson, E. L., Thompson, J., Gordon, H. A., & Nunn, G. (2017). Implementation of a Modified Bedside Handoff for a Postpartum Unit. The Journal of Nursing Administration, 47(6), 320–326. https://doi.org/10.1097/nna.0000000000000487
Wollenhaup, Christine A., Eleanor L. Stevenson, Julie Thompson, Helen A. Gordon, and Gloria Nunn. “Implementation of a Modified Bedside Handoff for a Postpartum Unit.The Journal of Nursing Administration 47, no. 6 (June 2017): 320–26. https://doi.org/10.1097/nna.0000000000000487.
Wollenhaup CA, Stevenson EL, Thompson J, Gordon HA, Nunn G. Implementation of a Modified Bedside Handoff for a Postpartum Unit. The Journal of nursing administration. 2017 Jun;47(6):320–6.
Wollenhaup, Christine A., et al. “Implementation of a Modified Bedside Handoff for a Postpartum Unit.The Journal of Nursing Administration, vol. 47, no. 6, June 2017, pp. 320–26. Epmc, doi:10.1097/nna.0000000000000487.
Wollenhaup CA, Stevenson EL, Thompson J, Gordon HA, Nunn G. Implementation of a Modified Bedside Handoff for a Postpartum Unit. The Journal of nursing administration. 2017 Jun;47(6):320–326.

Published In

The Journal of nursing administration

DOI

EISSN

1539-0721

ISSN

0002-0443

Publication Date

June 2017

Volume

47

Issue

6

Start / End Page

320 / 326

Related Subject Headings

  • United States
  • Postnatal Care
  • Patient Satisfaction
  • Patient Safety
  • Patient Handoff
  • Nursing Staff, Hospital
  • Nursing
  • Middle Aged
  • Male
  • Interpersonal Relations