title: Use of an evidence-based shift report tool to improve nurses' communication.
abstract: Using steps in the Iowa Model of Evidence-Based Practice, nursing staff developed and piloted a standardized shift report tool on one medical-surgical unit in a large tertiary care hospital. Pilot outcomes showed shift reports with decreased frequency of missed information, fewer delays in shift starting time, and less use of overtime.
authors.affiliation: Medical Unit, Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Kristy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Davis
authors.forename: Samira
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Moughrabi
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gawlinski
mesh_terms: D003266:Continuity of Patient Care; D055318:Evidence-Based Nursing; D005568:Forms and Records Control / Q000379:methods*; D006284:Health Plan Implementation; D006801:Humans; D009737:Nursing Records / Q000592:standards*; D012015:Reference Standards; D014481:United States