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. 2016 Jan-Mar;31(1):54-60.
doi: 10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000142.

Bedside Shift-to-Shift Handoffs: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Tyler Mardis  1 , Matt Mardis, Joshua Davis, Ellen M Justice, Stacie Riley Holdinsky, John Donnelly, Heather Ragozine-Bush, Lee Ann Riesenberg
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Bedside Shift-to-Shift Handoffs: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Tyler Mardis et al. J Nurs Care Qual. 2016 Jan-Mar.

Abstract

Multiple institutions identify communication and shift-to-shift handoffs as a source of clinical errors. Conducting handoffs at the bedside has been proposed as a potential solution to improve the quality of communication at change of shift. This article reports a systematic review of English-language research articles, published between January 1, 2008, and October 31, 2014, focused on bedside shift-to-shift handoffs. Forty-one articles were identified and analyzed in this systematic review.

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