Abstract

The purpose of the project is to promote evidence-based practice by developing an effective process during patient transfer to improve the quality of hand-off report from the emergency department (ED) nurse and the medical/surgical unit nurse.

Authors

Joan Rhoden

Author Details

Joan Rhoden, DNP, MSN/Ed, RN, rhodenrhod@aol.com

Sigma Membership

Gamma Eta

Lead Author Affiliation

Samford University, Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Type

DNP Capstone Project

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

Systematic Review

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Quality Care, Effective Communication, Patient Safety, Medication Errors, Delayed Treatment

Advisor

Cortes, Cyndi

Second Advisor

Chang, Hamoy

Degree

DNP

Degree Grantor

Samford University

Degree Year

2022

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Review Type

None: Degree-based Submission

Acquisition

Self-submission

Date of Issue

2022-05-11

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