Abstract

What is inter-shift nursing handover? To what extent is the inter-shift nursing handover clearly defined? Does the current definition demonstrate any drawbacks? If so, how can the definition be improved to suit medical and surgical nursing contexts?

Author Details

Essraa Mashhour Altijani, MScSci, Centre for Medical Education, School of Medicine/Department of Nursing Practice, College of Nursing, University of Dundee/Umm Al-Qura University, Dundee, United Kingdom; Iqbal Malik, MBChB, MD; Susie Schofield, PhD -- Centre for Medical Education, School of Medicine, University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom

Sigma Membership

Unknown

Lead Author Affiliation

University of Dundee, Dundee, United Kingdom

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document, Video Recording

Study Design/Type

Literature Review

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Inter-shift Nursing Handover, Medical and Surgical Nursing, Nursing

Conference Name

31st International Nursing Research Congress

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International

Conference Location

Virtual Event

Conference Year

2020

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Defining inter-shift nursing handover: A literature review

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What is inter-shift nursing handover? To what extent is the inter-shift nursing handover clearly defined? Does the current definition demonstrate any drawbacks? If so, how can the definition be improved to suit medical and surgical nursing contexts?