Standardized Handoff Report using Electronic Medical Record

Our Orthopedic Medical and Surgical Unit approached our Practice Council hoping to adapt a report tool that was successfully used when transferring patients from the ED to the inpatient unit. The handoff smart text note was entered in the Electronic Medical record using key items from the RN ’s charting.

Source: Journal of PeriAnesthesia Nursing - July 31, 2019 Category: Nursing Authors: Meredith Joyce, Jackie Dols, Deborah Kozel, Sara Thul, Juliann Paulisich, Erin Hanson Tags: ASPAN National Conference Abstract Source Type: research