The Main Strengths and Weaknesses in the Survey Completed by Nurses
This assignment critically analyses the key points, views and assumptions from the article ‘Nursing Handover: It’s time for a change’ written by O’Connell. B, Macdonald. K and Kelly. C (2008) published in the journal Contemporary Nurse. This analysis begins with the description of the key points found in the article. The analysis will then examine the author’s point of view and assumptions, the article will be critiqued on its accuracy and relevance to nursing practice and patient care. Finally, it will respond to the effectiveness of this study and how it will change handover in the future.
The purpose of the study undertaken in the article ‘Nursing handover: It’s time for a change’ (O’Connell, Macdonald & Kelly 2008) was aimed to examine and study the nurse’s perception of current handover practices and to determine strengths and limitations of the current nursing handover process. Revealing the conflicting opinions and the aspects of nursing handover that could be improved and what areas of the handover process that, need to be addressed. The article clearly states the main strengths and weaknesses that have become apparent in the survey completed by nurses, pointing out strategies to go about improving nursing handover.
The study looked at the types or formats of handover, finding the advantages and disadvantages within other studies. Each practice was described to give an understanding and a starting point as every ward does not give handover in the same format, so different distractions, strengths and limitations could be applied to different demographics of the study. Clemow (2006) points out the advantages and disadvantages of bedside hand over, as a more productive and more informative type of hand over and having a better impact on the continuity of care. The strengths of each type of handover affect the results of this survey as each form of handover practice has different strong points, environments, ways of communicating information and
The purpose of the study undertaken in the article ‘Nursing handover: It’s time for a change’ (O’Connell, Macdonald & Kelly 2008) was aimed to examine and study the nurse’s perception of current handover practices and to determine strengths and limitations of the current nursing handover process. Revealing the conflicting opinions and the aspects of nursing handover that could be improved and what areas of the handover process that, need to be addressed. The article clearly states the main strengths and weaknesses that have become apparent in the survey completed by nurses, pointing out strategies to go about improving nursing handover.
The study looked at the types or formats of handover, finding the advantages and disadvantages within other studies. Each practice was described to give an understanding and a starting point as every ward does not give handover in the same format, so different distractions, strengths and limitations could be applied to different demographics of the study. Clemow (2006) points out the advantages and disadvantages of bedside hand over, as a more productive and more informative type of hand over and having a better impact on the continuity of care. The strengths of each type of handover affect the results of this survey as each form of handover practice has different strong points, environments, ways of communicating information and