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KMID : 1221920160090020001
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Journal of Korean Critical Care Nursing
2016 Volume.9 No. 2 p.1 ~ p.12
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Development and Evaluation of a Nursing Handoff Protocol for Intensive Care Units
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Cho Young-Shin
Kwon Sun-Ju
Yun Mi-Young
Lee Mi-Hwa
An So-Hee
Kong Yu-Jeong
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Abstract
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Purpose: This study aimed to develop a nursing handoff protocol for intensive care units and test its relevance.
Methods: This is a methodological research to develop a protocol. A preliminary protocol was developed by composing items and testing content validity through literature review and experts' review. We revised and complemented the preliminary protocol following practical relevance assessment of 38 intensive care unit nurses at a university hospital to test content validity and to assess practical relevance of the final protocol.
Results: On the basis of the content validity test for the final protocol, 40 items were adopted. The scores for the practical relevance of the final protocol increased significantly for items such as accuracy of handoff, reduction of handoff-related errors, convenience in using the protocol, reduction in handoff time, and simplification of handoff.
Conclusions: The nursing handoff protocol for intensive care units in this study is expected to improve nursing performance with a standardized handoff in intensive care units, promote patient safety, and improve communication among the medical staff.
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KEYWORD
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Intensive care unit , Nursing handoff , Protocol , Patient safety , Communication
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