Tag: Handoffs
Team participation and planning produce quality handoffs
After a poor handoff from the OR to the postanesthesia care unit (PACU) was identified as the culprit behind a serious adverse event, Nancy Robinson, DNP, MSN, RN, LHRM, CCM, made it her mission to avoid a recurrence. “I’m passionate about safe patient hand-offs,” says Robinson. “I didn’t want this…
Handoffs: What ORs can learn from Formula One race crews
Hospitals are taking lessons from the high performance of Formula 1 racing pitstop crews and applying them to handoffs between the OR and the ICU. "The hand- off is like a pit stop: surgery is the first section of the race, the second part is intensive care, and the handoff…
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