| 'The ABC of Handover': impact on shift handover in the emergency department. | |
| | |
MedLine Citation:
|
PMID: 22205783 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
|
IntroductionA study was undertaken to test the impact of a new tool for shift handover, 'The ABC of Handover', in the emergency department (ED). The impact on shift handover following implementation of this structured tool, the effect on clinical and organisational aspects of the subsequent shift and the opinions of users of this new tool are reported.MethodsA prospective observational before and after study was performed to explore the effect of implementing 'The ABC of Handover' on clinical and organisational practice using a questionnaire.Results41 handovers were observed before implementation of 'The ABC of Handover' and 42 were observed after. The new tool was successfully implemented and resulted in a change of practice which led to a significant increase in the operational issues mentioned at handover from a mean of 34% to a mean of 86% of essential items with the ABC method. Over the study period, middle-grade staff demonstrated improved situational awareness as they adopted proactive management of operational issues such as staffing or equipment shortages. All participants reported that 'The ABC of Handover' improved handover regardless of the seniority of the doctor giving it, and found the ABC method easy to learn.ConclusionsSuccessful implementation of 'The ABC of Handover' led to a change of practice in the ED. Improving handover resulted in better organisation of the shift and heightened awareness of potential patient safety issues. The ABC method provides a framework for organising the shift and preparing for events in the subsequent shift. |
| | |
Authors:
|
Maisse Farhan; Ruth Brown; Charles Vincent; Maria Woloshynowych |
Related Documents
:
|
20690463 - Personnel management in finnish social and health care. 20213233 - Sustainably harvesting a large carnivore? development of eurasian lynx populations in n... 20516223 - Toward an understanding of students' allocation of study time: why do they decide to ma... |
Publication Detail:
|
Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2011-12-28 |
Journal Detail:
|
Title: Emergency medicine journal : EMJ Volume: - ISSN: 1472-0213 ISO Abbreviation: - Publication Date: 2011 Dec |
Date Detail:
|
Created Date: 2011-12-29 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
|
Nlm Unique ID: 100963089 Medline TA: Emerg Med J Country: - |
Other Details:
|
Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
Affiliation:
|
Emergency Department, St Mary's Hospital, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK. |
Export Citation:
|
APA/MLA Format Download EndNote Download BibTex |
| MeSH Terms | |
Descriptor/Qualifier:
|
|
From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine
Previous Document: Potentially avoidable emergency department attendance: interview study of patients' reasons for atte...
Next Document: Highly efficient method of preparing human catalytic antibody light chains and their biological char...