Practitioner-centred research: an evaluation of the implementation of the bedside hand-over

摘要: A practitioner-based enquiry (PBE) or 'practitioner-centred-research' (Rolfe 1998), was undertaken using action research to examine the concept of 'nursing hand-over'. The move away from traditional style hand-over (which involved either one two people verbally relaying 'all' information those nurses coming onto duty) a that is based at bedside with patient and involves only accountable for individual's care, focus study reported here. carried out on medical ward aged 65 over aimed identify whether after 6 months (post-implementation new hand-over) all staff felt key issues identified in 3-month evaluation primarily quantitive data collection, had been addressed by an methodology. Although reference will be made as it formed vital part process assessing change practice, analysis took place months. objective assess effectiveness planned implementation subsequent current nursing practice.