Bedside Handover Case Study
Table 3: Overview of Bedside hand over Structures
Description Participants Comments
Staff
•Team nursing used to deliver care.
• Handover attended by team leader of the outgoing by team leader of outgoing staff and all member of the received staff
• Shift co-coordinator’s attendance at bedside handovers varied according to whether they have a patient load. If you speak to them [patients] during the process they feel like they are involved they know straight away who’s looking after them they can put a name to the face
Patients
• Patients who generally did not participate in the handover included those that those that were asleep .hard of hearing confused comatose, in isolation and those who
Description Participants Comments
Staff
•Team nursing used to deliver care.
• Handover attended by team leader of the outgoing by team leader of outgoing staff and all member of the received staff
• Shift co-coordinator’s attendance at bedside handovers varied according to whether they have a patient load. If you speak to them [patients] during the process they feel like they are involved they know straight away who’s looking after them they can put a name to the face
Patients
• Patients who generally did not participate in the handover included those that those that were asleep .hard of hearing confused comatose, in isolation and those who