A change of venue for the change-of-shift report had an "immediate and dramatic" effect for nursing staff and patients on a medical oncology unit at the Community Medical Center in Toms River, New ...

Education for nurses, patients, family caregivers, and other community support personnel enables the UAHT LVAD program to be successful, whether the devices are placed as a bridge to transplant or ...

Mr. M, the patient, had the LVAD for 4 years prior, but many other factors were in play, including chronic kidney disease, worsening right ventricular failure, acute kidney injury, cirrhosis and ...

On the other hand, nurses seemed “much more consistently enthusiastic about the shift to self-care”, noted the report. Of the nurses surveyed, 86% said this approach worked well and when asked what ...

Transferring Accountability During Nurses’ Shift Change at Patients’ Bedside can Reduce Potential Errors. by Kathy Jones on Nov 23 2013 8:49 PM.

When incoming and outgoing nurses actively involve their patients in shift changes--a practice known as bedside handover--it can reduce medical errors and improve outcomes and patient experience ...