title: Shift report: a time for learning.
abstract: Shift report provides an opportunity for professional communication that supports role socialization and development of a cohesive group process in the health care system. In this learning project, nursing students were able to practice professional behaviors, prioritize information, and reduce material to the boundaries of a work setting without relinquishing the holistic approach to the client. Critical thinking, direct application, self-analysis, peer critiques, and problem-solving processes were used by the student groups which will assist in their role transition to professional nursing practice.
authors.affiliation: University of North Dakota, College of Nursing, Grand Forks, USA.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Yurkovich
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Smyer
mesh_terms: D003142:Communication; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D006801:Humans; D009658:North Dakota; D009726:Nurses; D009736:Nursing Process; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*; D014481:United States