The art and science of effective handover
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The art and science of effective handover

Megan Purdy Third-year adult nursing student, University of Leeds

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Handovers are used in healthcare to transfer the responsibility for patient care to other members of the nursing or multidisciplinary team.

Nursing Standard. 37, 2, 43-44. doi: 10.7748/ns.37.2.43.s20

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