Date of Award
Summer 2019
Document Type
Final DNP Paper
Degree Name
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Department
Nursing
Faculty Chair
Dr. Kimberly Helms
Abstract
This performance improvement project aimed to increase the communication competency of nurses during intraprofessional interactions at patient handover. An educational program focused on optimizing communication among nurses was implemented in a community-based, not-for-profit, rural hospital. The course was designed to incorporate a variety of instructional strategies to meet learner needs. Consistency and standardization of the patient handover process was a central theme. Topics of the course focused on the use of a standardized communication tool, the relationship of communication on patient safety, the importance of clear and effective communication, the role of the nurse as gatekeeper and facilitator of patient-specific information to peers during handover events, and intraprofessional collaboration in an acute care setting. The self-perceived communication competency of participating nurses was measured at pre-test and post-test using a valid and reliable instrument. The data collected from the survey informed this process improvement effort.
Recommended Citation
Crabtree, Allison, "Optimizing Intraprofessional Communication at Patient Handover" (2019). Doctor of Nursing Practice Projects. 17.
https://digitalcommons.jsu.edu/etds_nursing/17
Included in
Interprofessional Education Commons, Nursing Administration Commons, Quality Improvement Commons