Abstract
Emergency department to inpatient unit handover is complex and risky for nurses. Researchers identified the most common barriers to effective emergency department to inpatient unit handover including, "knowledge" and "role identity". Identifying barriers with end-users allowed targeted interventions to be developed to improve communication.
Sigma Membership
Delta
Lead Author Affiliation
Gold Coast Health, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Type
Poster
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
N/A
Research Approach
N/A
Keywords:
Acute Care, Communication, Handover
Recommended Citation
Tobiano, Georgia; Marshall, Andrea; Jenkinson, Kim; and Ryan, Christine, "Emergency department to inpatient unit handover: A problems assessment" (2018). INRC (Congress). 26.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/inrc/2018/posters_2018/26
Conference Name
29th International Nursing Research Congress
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
Melbourne, Australia
Conference Year
2018
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Emergency department to inpatient unit handover: A problems assessment
Melbourne, Australia
Emergency department to inpatient unit handover is complex and risky for nurses. Researchers identified the most common barriers to effective emergency department to inpatient unit handover including, "knowledge" and "role identity". Identifying barriers with end-users allowed targeted interventions to be developed to improve communication.