How will the use of a black out hour and the improvement in handoff communication increase patient safety when arriving on the medical surgical units?

Authors

Mackenzie Aleva, MaineHealthFollow

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Description

Background: Change of shift admissions also increase nurse's frustration and workload. Most importantly change of shift admissions pose a risk for patient safety. On this unit specifically there are frequent change of shift admissions that occur.

Publication Date

2024

Publisher

MaineHealth

City

Portland, Maine

Disciplines

Nursing

Comments

MMCBIDSAN Spring Cohort 6

Recommended Citation

Aleva, Mackenzie, "How will the use of a black out hour and the improvement in handoff communication increase patient safety when arriving on the medical surgical units?" (2024). Nurse Residency. 26.
https://knowledgeconnection.mainehealth.org/nurseresidency/26