Patient handover can be daunting at first, as you learn what detail is needed and what isn’t. Fellow students and a head of nursing offer some practical advice
Patient handovers are the way in which responsibility for immediate and ongoing care is transferred between healthcare professionals. They are a fundamental part of nursing practice, and as a nursing student, it won’t take long for you to come across them on clinical placement, both in acute and community settings.
Nursing Standard. 38, 6, 56-57. doi: 10.7748/ns.38.6.56.s23
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