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Transfer‐of‐Care Communication: Nursing Best Practices
Author(s) -
Chard Robin,
Makary Martin A.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
aorn journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.222
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1878-0369
pISSN - 0001-2092
DOI - 10.1016/j.aorn.2015.07.009
Subject(s) - perioperative nursing , nursing , best practice , medicine , key (lock) , nursing practice , patient care , nursing care , phase (matter) , perioperative , psychology , computer science , management , surgery , chemistry , computer security , organic chemistry , economics
Abstract The successful and safe transfer of the patient from one phase of care to another is contingent on optimal communication by all team members. Nurses are often in a natural leadership position to improve safe practices during hand overs. A holistic understanding of the patient allows the perioperative nurse the opportunity to identify issues and choose a nursing diagnosis based on key elements of a patient's needs and goals—information that should be relayed during patient transfers. This article reviews best practices in transfer‐of‐care communication to enable perioperative RNs to take an active, leading role in hand‐over processes.