A Practical Guide to the Implementation of Bedside Report in a Critical Care Setting. Issue 3 (July 2021)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Martini, Alaina; Resek, Johnna
• Is Part Of: Critical care nursing quarterly. Volume 44:Issue 3(2021)
• Publication Date: 2021-07
• Subjects: bedside report -- blended bedside report -- handoff -- implementation of bedside report -- peer-to-peer training; Critical care medicine -- Periodicals; Intensive care nursing -- Periodicals; Education, Nursing, Continuing -- Periodicals; Critical Care -- Periodicals; Emergencies -- Periodicals; 616.028
• DOI: 10.1097/CNQ.0000000000000368
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0887-9303

Abstract

Abstract : Blended bedside report increases peer-to-peer accountability among nurses, improves communication between nurses as well as patients, and promotes patient safety. Despite the literature that documents bedside report is best, a practical guide to initiating this process in a hospital setting is lacking. A unit-based council composed of staff nurses and 1 member of nursing management on a neurosurgical intensive care unit designed a unit-wide education initiative involving multiple modalities and peer-to-peer training. This combination led to a successful culture change from traditional report to blended bedside reporting process.