Continuity of patient care is achieved by the clear and concise transfer of patient clinical
information from one health care provider to another during handoff. Effective …

Purpose Limited research examining the relationship between team-based models of care
and patient satisfaction in the hospital setting is available. The purpose of this literature …

Background Interprofessional team training is needed to improve nurse-physician
communication skills that are lacking in clinical practice. Using simulations has proven to be …

Background Communication is a crucial element of every health care profession, rendering
communication skills training in all health care professions as being of great importance …

Objective To characterise the extent to which health professionals perform SBAR (situation,
background, assessment, recommendation) as intended (ie, with high fidelity) and the extent …

Background Accurate situation awareness has been identified as a critical component of
effective deteriorating patient response systems and an essential patient safety skill for …

The Handover process is an essential aspect of patient care in daily clinical practice to
ensure continuity of patient care. Standardization of clinical handover may reduce sentinel …

Introduction Communication failures pose a significant threat to the quality of care and safety
of hospitalized patients. Yet little is known about the nature of communication failures. The …

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Background An estimated 98,000 deaths annually result from medical errors. Preventing
these deaths must be a US healthcare goal. Surveillance decreases adverse events …