Intershift report: A standard for handovers
Abstrak
An analysis of the nursing literature on the subject of handovers or 'intershift reports' revealed little authoritative literature on the subject and a lack of any conceptual consistency on the matter. Handovers appear to fit into two main camps: those that have adopted primarily a managerial agenda, and those that serve a predominantly psychosocial function. It is suggested that such a dichotomy of opinion is too rigid and that both agendas can be satisfied if handovers are utilised flexibly. A standard for handovers is constructed, which brings together some key findings in an attempt to define 'best practice' on this subject. Donabedian's structure-process-outcome framework is taken as the theoretical basis for the standard because it is widely used in standard-setting today and therefore can be seen as being authoritative.
Penulis (1)
Colin Bourne
Akses Cepat
- Tahun Terbit
- 2000
- Bahasa
- en
- Total Sitasi
- 13×
- Sumber Database
- CrossRef
- DOI
- 10.1177/136140960000500610
- Akses
- Open Access ✓