Aim An integrative review of the literature was conducted to explore perceptions of
distractors and interruptions during nurse-to-nurse handoff. Background Handoff distractors …

Aim The aim of this study was to identify the core components of nurse–nurse handoffs.
Background Patient handoffs involve a process of passing information, responsibility and …

Background The importance of change‐of‐shift handoffs in maintaining patient safety has
been well demonstrated. Change‐of‐shift handoff is an important source of data used in …

During a handoff, communication errors can lead to adverse events and suboptimal patient
care. As a result, many institutions want to redesign their handoff processes, but have little …

Nurse handoffs are the transfer of responsibility and accountability between nurses at the
beginning and end of every shift. Also called shift reports, these involve the communication …

Objective: Handoffs of patient care from one nurse to another are an integral part of nursing
practice; but there is abundant evidence that poor communication and variable procedures …

Effective handoff communication is critical for patient safety. Research is needed to
understand how information processes occurring intra-shift impact handoff effectiveness …

Background Nursing handoff is a communication activity with a high risk for loss or omission
of information. Efforts to improve handoffs include standardization of the processes and …

Aims To synthesize outcomes from research on handoffs to guide future computerization of
the process on medical and surgical units. Background Handoffs can create important …

Aims To explore nurses' experience and describe how they manage various contextual
factors affecting the nurse‐to‐nurse handoff at change of shift. Design Qualitative descriptive …