Mark Liu, Susan Whittam, Anna Thornton, Liza Goncharov, Diana Slade, Benjamin McElduff, Patrick Kelly, Chi Kin Law, Sarah Walsh, Vivien Pollnow, Jayde Cuffe, Jake McMahon, Christina Aggar, Jacqueline Bilo, Karen Bowen, Josephine S F Chow, Katharine Duffy, Bronwyn Everett, Caleb Ferguson, Steven A Frost, Narelle Gleeson, Kate Hackett, Ivanka Komusanac, Sonia Marshall, Sharon May, Gemma McErlean, Gregory Melbourne, Jade Murphy, Joanne Newbury, Deb Newman, John Rihari-Thomas, Hayley Sciuriaga, Lauren Sturgess, Joanne Taylor, Karen Tuqiri, Elizabeth McInnes, Sandy Middleton
BACKGROUND: Nurses play an essential role in patient safety. Inadequate nursing physical assessment and communication in handover practices are associated with increased patient deterioration, falls and pressure injuries. Despite internationally implemented rapid response systems, falls and pressure injury reduction strategies, and recommendations to conduct clinical handovers at patients' bedside, adverse events persist. This trial aims to evaluate the effectiveness, implementation, and cost-benefit of an externally facilitated, nurse-led intervention delivered at the ward level for core physical assessment, structured patient-centred bedside handover and improved multidisciplinary communication...
August 21, 2023: BMC Nursing