Rates of Nursing Errors and Handoffs-Related Errors in a Medical Unit Following Implementation of a Standardized Nursing Handoff Form. Issue 1 (January 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Zou, Xiang-Jun; Zhang, Yin-Ping
• Is Part Of: Journal of nursing care quality. Volume 31:Issue 1(2016:Jan./Mar.)
• Publication Date: 2016-01
• Subjects: communication -- handoff -- handover -- nursing errors -- shift report -- standardized nursing handoff form; Nursing -- Standards -- Periodicals; Nursing audit -- Periodicals; Health facilities -- Safety measures -- Periodicals; Nurse administrators -- Periodicals; 610.73
• DOI: 10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000133
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1057-3631

Abstract

Abstract : A standardized nursing handoff form was designed and implemented to improve handoff process, and rates of nursing errors were measured to determine the effectiveness of the intervention. This study was a prospective intervention study, using 1-group pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design, conducted on an inpatient medical unit. The rates of nursing errors decreased from 9.2 (95% confidence interval, 8.0-10.3) to 5.7 (95% confidence interval, 5.1-6.9) per 100 admissions ( P < .001), comparing the pre- and postintervention periods.