Assessment of Nursing Shift-to-Shift Handover | ||||
| Helwan International Journal for Nursing Research and Practice | ||||
| Article 1, Volume 1, Issue 1, June 2022, Page 27-41 PDF (700.7 K) | ||||
| Document Type: Scientific Research Periodical | ||||
| DOI: 10.21608/hijnrp.2022.133693.1009 | ||||
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| Author | ||||
Ghada Ahmed Gaber 
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| Faculty of nursing Helwan University | ||||
| Abstract | ||||
| Abstract Background: Shift-to-shift handover helps the health care provider to summarize or describe patient data via communication. Aim of the study: to assess Nursing Shift-to-Shift Handover in Intensive Care Unit. Research design: A descriptive design was used to conduct this study. Setting: The study was conducted at Intensive Care Unit at Beni-Suef General hospital. Subjects: All available nurses in the previous mentioned setting. Tools of data collection: Two tools were used for data collection included; Nurses' shift to shift handover knowledge questionnaire sheet and Nursing shift-to- shift handover observational checklist. Results: More than two third of nurses (62.3%) had unsatisfactory knowledge, while more than one third of them (37.7%) had satisfactory knowledge. More than one quarter of nurses had low performance (27.5%), more than one third of them had moderate performance (37.7%). While one third of them had high performance (34.8%). Conclusion: there was highly statistically positive correlation between total of level of knowledge and total level of performance regarding shift-to-shift handover among the studied nurses at ( r= 0.934 & P= 0.000). Recommendations: Periodic assessment for nursing shift-to-shift handover in intensive care unit. Develop counseling office to help nurses for better handover and performance. Keywords: Intensive Care Unit (ICU), Nursing Staff and Shift-to-shift handover | ||||
| Keywords | ||||
| Assessment; Nursing; Handover | ||||
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