A collaborative approach to the implementation of a structured clinical handover tool (iSoBAR), within a hospital setting in metropolitan Western Australian: A mixed methods study

• Published in: Nurse education in practice Vol. 33; pp. 107 - 113
• Main Authors: Beament, Tania, Ewens, Beverley, Wilcox, Sarah, Reid, Gill
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Scotland Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2018; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Adult; Allied Health Personnel; Australia; Clinical Protocols; Collaborative approach; Communication; Communication Strategies; Confidence; Continuity of care; Continuity of Patient Care - organization & administration; Data Collection; Educational programs; Efficacy; Female; Focus Groups; Handover; Health care; Health Personnel - education; Hospitals; Humans; Interdisciplinary aspects; Intervention; Literature Reviews; Male; Medical personnel; Mixed methods research; Nurses; Nursing; Nursing care; Patient Handoff - organization & administration; Patient safety; Patient-centered care; Patients; Physicians; Polls & surveys; Quality of care; Quantitative analysis; Surveys and Questionnaires; Video Recording - methods; Video Technology; Australia

The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of an education intervention for the implementation of the clinical handover tool iSoBAR, in an acute setting. A quantitative, descriptive survey design, using pre and post survey data before and after the implementation of an education interv...