作者: Frank Chang , Patricia C. Dykes , Denise Goldsmith , Angela Benoit , Marc Boomhower
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关键词: Health care 、 Medicine 、 Patient safety 、 Nursing 、 Patient Handoff 、 Patient transfer 、 Web application 、 Medical emergency 、 Handover 、 Nursing Handoff 、 Focus group
摘要: Dynamic and complex clinical environments present many challenges for effective communication among health care providers. The omission of accurate, timely, easily accessible vital information by providers significantly increases risk patient harm can have devastating consequences care. An nursing handoff supports the standardized transfer critical information, as well continuity treatment, resulting in enhanced safety. Brigham Women’s/Faulkner Hospital Healthcare Information Technology Innovation Program (HIP) is supporting development a web based tool (NHT). goal this project to develop “proof concept” application be evaluated nurses on inpatient intermediate units. would enable use existing knowledge evidence-based methodology their everyday practice improve In paper, we discuss results focus groups designed identify current state functional data element requirements Nursing Handoff Tool