Bedside Nursing Handovers in the Surgical Context

Specific education on the importance of handovers quality will be provided. The educational session will last 4 hours. The program will be divided into the following sections: 1) a structured survey on the perception of the participants on the handovers importance; 2) Key theoretical concepts on the relevance of handovers with case studies of errors related to this critical moment; 3) showing movie clips of nursing handovers to critically interpret the clips by the participants; 4) presentation of the SBAR method recommended by WHO; 5) general presentation of the nursing delivery assessment project of the Valduce Hospital.

In addition to the education for improving handovers quality, the following intervention will be implemented for nurses assigned to the study department. The course will be supplemented by a section of the duration of an hour, containing 1) information on the principles underlying bedside handovers; 2) how to handle information in front of the patient and on his / her direct involvement; 3) role-playing of the bedside handover will be performed, assigning the roles of nurse and patient among the participants to bring out impressions linked to the functions.