title: Rates of Nursing Errors and Handoffs-Related Errors in a Medical Unit Following Implementation of a Standardized Nursing Handoff Form.
abstract: A standardized nursing handoff form was designed and implemented to improve handoff process, and rates of nursing errors were measured to determine the effectiveness of the intervention. This study was a prospective intervention study, using 1-group pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design, conducted on an inpatient medical unit. The rates of nursing errors decreased from 9.2 (95% confidence interval, 8.0-10.3) to 5.7 (95% confidence interval, 5.1-6.9) per 100 admissions (P < .001), comparing the pre- and postintervention periods.
authors.affiliation: Medical Department, The Fourth People's Hospital of Shaanxi Province, Xi'an, PR China (Ms Zou); and Faculty of Nursing (Dr Zhang), Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center (Ms Zou), Xi'an, PR China.
authors.forename: Xiang-Jun
authors.initials: XJ
authors.lastname: Zou
authors.forename: Yin-Ping
authors.initials: YP
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002681:China; D003142:Communication; D005260:Female; D006757:Hospital Units; D006801:Humans; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education; D062209:Patient Handoff / Q000592:standards*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D058996:Quality Improvement