Making handovers more effective
Handovers after a busy shift can be stressful and rushed, but improving the process is important to improving care and optimising patient outcomes
Handovers are an essential part of everyday nursing practice and a key part of ensuring patient safety, yet many happen at the end of a shift when staff are tired and waiting to go home.
Nursing Standard.
33, 9, 42-44.
doi: 10.7748/ns.33.9.42.s16
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