Journal article
Patient Handoffs in Nephrology Nurse Practice Settings: A Safety Study
Nephrology nursing journal : journal of the American Nephrology Nurses' Association, v 43(5), pp 379-400
01 Sep 2016
PMID: 30550066
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Abstract
Research investigating patient handoff processes has inundated the safety literature, but not in nephrology nurse practice settings. Effective patient handoffs are essential for maintaining patient safety by avoiding errors related to poor information exchange. This mixed methods research study investigated the process of patient handoff across nephrology practice settings and the implications for patient safety and nursing practice. Findings indicate there are too frequently issues with handoffs of patients with chronic kidney disease who must move between many different healthcare providers and healthcare settings. Nephrology nurses reported thar the use of multiple methods for handoff communications and practice sites having differing hours of operation present challenges to practitioners, which result in information too often "falling through the cracks."
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- Title
- Patient Handoffs in Nephrology Nurse Practice Settings: A Safety Study
- Creators
- Tamara M. Kear - Villanova UniversityAndy Bhattacharya - Hospital of the University of PennsylvaniaMegan Ossont - Drexel University, Nurse Practitioner Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)Megan Walsh - Bloomsburg University
- Publication Details
- Nephrology nursing journal : journal of the American Nephrology Nurses' Association, v 43(5), pp 379-400
- Publisher
- Jannetti Publications, Inc
- Number of pages
- 9
- Grant note
- Villanova University American Nephrology Nurses-Association
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Nurse Practitioner Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000384631600003
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85045013311
- Other Identifier
- 991021893403104721
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- Collaboration types
- Domestic collaboration
- Web of Science research areas
- Nursing
- Urology & Nephrology