Open AccessImprovement in communication during patient handoff between areas from a children’s hospital
Author(s) -
Lucrecia Arpí,
Claudia Negrette,
Sofía Videla Dorna,
Carolina Cernadas,
Ángeles Fierro Vidal,
Mauro García,
Eduardo Motto,
Luis Landry,
Guillermo Moreno,
Nora Dackiewicz
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
archivos argentinos de pediatría
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1668-3501
pISSN - 0325-0075
DOI - 10.5546/aap.2021.eng.259
Subject(s) - medicine , handover , intervention (counseling) , intensive care unit , medical emergency , emergency medicine , nursing , intensive care medicine , computer network , computer science
Patient handoff is an interactive process including data communication and responsible transfer in order to safely maintain the continuity of care. Failure in this process may result in inadequate care and favor the occurrence of errors.