ABSTRACT
Objective:
to develop and validate the content of instruments to standardize Nursing handoffs.
Method:
a study for the development and validation through expert consensus conducted between January and July 2019 in a hospital of southern Brazil. The study participants were 24 professionals from different areas, including nurses, nursing technicians and professors, with experience in hospital handoffs. The experts evaluated and validated the scope, clarity and pertinence of the items of the instruments developed, obtaining an agreement index of 93%.
Results:
two documents were prepared, namely: the “Handoff Form”, considering the patients’ identification, clinical information, and complications during each shift, and the “Handoff Standard Operating Procedure”, describing activities to be performed to ensure the transmission of precise information.
Final considerations:
the instruments elaborated can guide Nursing handoffs in the clinical practice, promoting care continuity and safety.
DESCRIPTORS
Checklist; Nursing Assessment; Patient Safety; Exchange of Information; Continuity of Patient Care
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Source: The authors (2019). VS = Vital Signs; PU = Pressure Ulcer; SW = Surgical Wound; SAK (Severo-Almeida-Kuchenbecker) evaluates the prediction of the risk for falls.
Source: The authors (2019).