Nurses’ experiences of bedside handover reporting in the palliative care wards of hospitals and hospices
Kimani, Janet (2018)
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2018
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201804255502
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201804255502
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Palliative care aims at improving the quality of life of patients and their families; it begins when a patient is diagnosed with a terminal illness and continues even after death. Relieving pain and other symptoms, enhancing the quality of life and supporting patients to live actively are the primary goals. Nursing bedside handovers take place by the patient’s bedside. Bedside handovers help to reduce errors, increase patient safety and satisfaction among patients and health care professionals.
The aim of the study was to find out nurses’ experiences while giving and receiving bedside handover reports in hospital and hospice palliative care wards. The purpose was to provide information to nurses who work in hospital and hospice palliative care wards on how to develop the giving and receiving of bedside handover reports using existing evidence based research.
Two databases, CINAHL and PubMed, were utilized for gathering relevant research articles that met the specified inclusion criteria. In total, 7 articles were chosen to be reviewed. Content analysis was applied in the analysis of the data.
The main themes that were generated include: confidentiality, patient/carer involvement, shared decision-making, amount of time spent on bedside handovers and interruptions. The review proposed that education to improve communication and strategies that encourage family members to participate in bedside handovers need to be further investigated.
The aim of the study was to find out nurses’ experiences while giving and receiving bedside handover reports in hospital and hospice palliative care wards. The purpose was to provide information to nurses who work in hospital and hospice palliative care wards on how to develop the giving and receiving of bedside handover reports using existing evidence based research.
Two databases, CINAHL and PubMed, were utilized for gathering relevant research articles that met the specified inclusion criteria. In total, 7 articles were chosen to be reviewed. Content analysis was applied in the analysis of the data.
The main themes that were generated include: confidentiality, patient/carer involvement, shared decision-making, amount of time spent on bedside handovers and interruptions. The review proposed that education to improve communication and strategies that encourage family members to participate in bedside handovers need to be further investigated.