Addressing ambulance handover delays must be a “system-wide priority”, according to a nurse leader behind a new report into the patient harm caused by these waits. The Association of Ambulance Chief ...

This article outlines the potential impact of ineffective handover skills on nursesâ confidence, competence and coordination, as well as on patient safety. It focuses on how student nurses can develop ...

HealthLeaders: For working nurses, what are the most important takeaways from your study? Jeffs: 1. Patients described the bedside nursing handover as engaging, personal, and informative. The bedside ...

Michelle Gray recalls from her years as a critical-care nurse that many patients and their families had no idea what was going on with their care. She realized that lack of information made being in ...

The handover of patient information during nursing shift changes is a key area under investigation in a national effort to improve patient safety in hospitals. In one of seven projects funded by the ...

All participants were female and were registered Division 1 nurses; 20% (n = 3) had hospital registration with 80% (n=13) having completed a Diploma of Nursing. One participant had completed an Honors ...

Compassionate, highly skilled nurses are needed now more than ever, and SLU is the place to start. At Saint Louis University’s Trudy Busch Valentine School of Nursing, you’ll benefit from nearly a ...