2. ?
Do we have a problem with handover in
our unite?
3. Common situation
Sunday 10 am in the ICU, a son of a patient came
to ask about a CT brain that was done in the night
for his father, the doctor in charge is not aware
of the CT and why it was done and he told the son
that he will answer his concerns 1-3 pm
14:00 the son met the Dr. and after explanation
of the CT, the son asked about the patient’s right
black hand, whether it is going to require
intervention, the Dr was not aware of that issue
and he asked the primary nurse but she had no
idea about that
6. Clinical handover is defined as
“the transfer of professional responsibility and
accountability for some or all aspects of care for a
patient, or group of patients, to another person or
professional group on a temporary or permanent basis”
7. The Joint Commission has identified communication as
the primary cause for preventable medical errors, with
handoffs accounting for 80% of these instances
8.
9. *Shift hours fragmenting care in teaching hospitals and
increasing the number of times a patient’s care is
transferred during a hospital stay
*Multiple physicians may now share in the care of a
single patient
17. Considering
Your own unit requirements, style and interest
Simple, Applicable, brief, and comprehensive
Has to be written not only verbal
Better if electronic
Flexible standardization
Education of staff
Monitoring and Modifications
18.
19. To design a model
ID/location (Name, MRN, Bed Number)
Diagnosis
Active issues
If/then
Code status
Transfer status
Hand written comments
Mnemonic