title: Handling handoffs safely.
authors.affiliation: St. John's Mercy Medical Center, St. Louis, MO, USA. KRSimpson@prodigy.net
authors.forename: Kathleen Rice
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Simpson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003266:Continuity of Patient Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D017598:Efficiency, Organizational; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016389:Maternal-Child Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D009746:Nursing, Team / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D010360:Patient Transfer / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000592:standards; D011247:Pregnancy; D012449:Safety