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.

Author Details

Georgia Tobiano, PhD, Nursing and Midwifery Education and Research Unit, Gold Coast Health, Gold Coast, Australia; Andrea Marshall, PhD, Nursing and Midwifery Education and Research Unit and Menzies Health Queensland, Gold Coast Health and Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia; Kim Jenkinson, BN, Gold Coast Health, Gold Coast, Australia; Christine Ryan, BN, Clinical Governance, Gold Coast Health, Gold Coast, Australia

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

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.