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dc.contributor.authorMcMurray, Anne
dc.contributor.authorChaboyer, Wendy
dc.contributor.authorWallis, Marianne
dc.contributor.authorJohnson, Joanne
dc.contributor.authorGehrke, Tanya
dc.contributor.editorJohn Daly
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T13:17:21Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T13:17:21Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.date.modified2011-10-18T07:25:03Z
dc.identifier.issn1322-7696
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.colegn.2010.04.004
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/40081
dc.description.abstractBackground Patient participation in handover is one aspect of patient-centred care, where patients are considered partners in care. Understanding the patient perspective provides a foundation for nurses to tailor their bedside handovers to reflect patients' thoughts and beliefs and encourage their active involvement in decision-making. Aim This study examined patients' perspectives of participation in shift-to-shift bedside nursing handover. Methods A descriptive case study was conducted with 10 patients in one Queensland hospital who had experienced bedside handover during their hospitalisation in 2009. Participants were asked their views about bedside handover including its benefits and limitations, their existing and potential role in handover, the role of family members, and issues related to confidentiality. Data were analysed using thematic content analysis. Findings Four themes emerged from the analysis. First, patients appreciated being acknowledged as partners in their care. Second, they viewed bedside handover as an opportunity to amend any inaccuracies in the information being communicated. Third, some preferred passive engagement rather than being fully engaged in the handover. Fourth, most patients appreciated the inclusive approach of handover as nurse-patient interaction. Conclusions Bedside handover provides an opportunity for patients to be involved as active participants in their care. They value having access to information on an ongoing basis, and although not all choose the same level of interaction, they see their role as important in maintaining accuracy, which promotes safe, high quality care.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdf
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherElsevier
dc.publisher.placeAustralia
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom19
dc.relation.ispartofpageto26
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalCollegian
dc.relation.ispartofvolume18
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNursing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCurriculum and pedagogy
dc.subject.fieldofresearchMidwifery
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4205
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3901
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4204
dc.titlePatients' perspectives of bedside nursing handover
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.facultyGriffith Health, School of Nursing and Midwifery
gro.rights.copyright© 2011 Royal College of Nursing, Australia. This is the author-manuscript version of this paper. Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal website for access to the definitive, published version.
gro.date.issued2011
gro.hasfulltextFull Text
gro.griffith.authorChaboyer, Wendy
gro.griffith.authorMcMurray, Anne M.


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