Intensive care units (ICUs) provide care to the most severely ill hospitalized patients.
Although ICUs increasingly rely on interprofessional teams to provide critical care, little …

Background An accurate handover of clinical information is of great importance to continuity
and safety of care. If clinically relevant information is not shared accurately and in a timely …

Background It is now widely accepted that the mixed effect and success rates of strategies to
improve quality and safety in health care are in part due to the different contexts in which the …

Abstract The Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation (SBAR) protocol was
used to improve shift reports and interdisciplinary rounding. On a medical-surgical unit …

During the past decade, patient safety issues during care transitions have gained greater
attention at both the local and national level. Readmission rates to US hospitals are high …

Turbulence is a central feature of nurses' workflow, yet it has received insufficient attention
regarding how it affects nurses' work conditions. To enhance understanding of turbulence …

Purpose The purpose of this systematic review is to appraise and summarize existing
literature on clinical handover. Data sources We searched EMBASE, MEDLINE, Database of …

Transitions in care in the perioperative environment are numerous and should be
considered high-risk endeavors. The preoperative area is the first transition in care for a …

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE Valid teamwork assessment is imperative to determine physician
competency and optimize patient outcomes. We systematically reviewed published …

Background Care transitions between clinicians or settings are often fragmented and
marked by adverse events. To increase patient safety and deliver more efficient and effective …