Perspectives of Patient Handover among Paramedics and Emergency Department Members; a Qualitative Study
<p><strong>Introduction:</strong> Improving patient handover is currently considered as a patient safety goal and one of the top five WHO priorities. So, the aim of this study was to explore the perspectives of patient handover among paramedics and emergency department staff. <s...
| Main Authors: | , , , , |
|---|---|
| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences
2017-08-01
|
| Series: | Emergency |
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | http://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/emergency/article/view/17261 |
| _version_ | 1819204649339584512 |
|---|---|
| author | Majid Najafi Kalyani Zheila Fereidouni Raheleh Sabet Sarvestani Zahra Hadian Shirazi Ali Taghinezhad |
| author_facet | Majid Najafi Kalyani Zheila Fereidouni Raheleh Sabet Sarvestani Zahra Hadian Shirazi Ali Taghinezhad |
| author_sort | Majid Najafi Kalyani |
| collection | DOAJ |
| description | <p><strong>Introduction:</strong> Improving patient handover is currently considered as a patient safety goal and one of the top five WHO priorities. So, the aim of this study was to explore the perspectives of patient handover among paramedics and emergency department staff. <strong>Methods:</strong> This is a descriptive exploratory study with a qualitative content analysis approach. Twenty five paramedics and emergency department staff were selected through purposeful sampling. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews in 2015 and Qualitative Content Analysis was used to analyze the data. <strong>Result:</strong> One main theme and two major categories emerged through the data analysis. In general, data analysis indicated that patient handover is a sophisticated process, which is an encounter between two separate peninsulas with different extrinsic (different environments and different equipment) and intrinsic factors (different manpower and different expectations). <strong>Conclusion:</strong> Designing an appropriate environment, providing adequate equipment, recruiting appropriate manpower, and clarifying the expectations are some strategies for improving patient handover conditions.</p> |
| first_indexed | 2024-12-23T04:39:10Z |
| format | Article |
| id | doaj.art-b4a919d4a6b345d79e61b7dbef88bd23 |
| institution | Directory Open Access Journal |
| issn | 2345-4563 2345-4571 |
| language | English |
| last_indexed | 2024-12-23T04:39:10Z |
| publishDate | 2017-08-01 |
| publisher | Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences |
| record_format | Article |
| series | Emergency |
| spelling | doaj.art-b4a919d4a6b345d79e61b7dbef88bd232022-12-21T17:59:49ZengShahid Beheshti University of Medical SciencesEmergency2345-45632345-45712017-08-0151e76e7610.22037/emergency.v5i1.172619231Perspectives of Patient Handover among Paramedics and Emergency Department Members; a Qualitative StudyMajid Najafi Kalyani0Zheila Fereidouni1Raheleh Sabet Sarvestani2Zahra Hadian Shirazi3Ali Taghinezhad4Nursing Department, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran.Nursing Department, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran.Nursing Department, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran.Nursing Department, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Fars, Iran.English language Department, Fasa University of Medical Sciences, Fasa, Iran.<p><strong>Introduction:</strong> Improving patient handover is currently considered as a patient safety goal and one of the top five WHO priorities. So, the aim of this study was to explore the perspectives of patient handover among paramedics and emergency department staff. <strong>Methods:</strong> This is a descriptive exploratory study with a qualitative content analysis approach. Twenty five paramedics and emergency department staff were selected through purposeful sampling. The data were collected through semi-structured interviews in 2015 and Qualitative Content Analysis was used to analyze the data. <strong>Result:</strong> One main theme and two major categories emerged through the data analysis. In general, data analysis indicated that patient handover is a sophisticated process, which is an encounter between two separate peninsulas with different extrinsic (different environments and different equipment) and intrinsic factors (different manpower and different expectations). <strong>Conclusion:</strong> Designing an appropriate environment, providing adequate equipment, recruiting appropriate manpower, and clarifying the expectations are some strategies for improving patient handover conditions.</p>http://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/emergency/article/view/17261Allied health personnelpatient handoffpatient safetyemergency medical servicesemergency service, hospital |
| spellingShingle | Majid Najafi Kalyani Zheila Fereidouni Raheleh Sabet Sarvestani Zahra Hadian Shirazi Ali Taghinezhad Perspectives of Patient Handover among Paramedics and Emergency Department Members; a Qualitative Study Emergency Allied health personnel patient handoff patient safety emergency medical services emergency service, hospital |
| title | Perspectives of Patient Handover among Paramedics and Emergency Department Members; a Qualitative Study |
| title_full | Perspectives of Patient Handover among Paramedics and Emergency Department Members; a Qualitative Study |
| title_fullStr | Perspectives of Patient Handover among Paramedics and Emergency Department Members; a Qualitative Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Perspectives of Patient Handover among Paramedics and Emergency Department Members; a Qualitative Study |
| title_short | Perspectives of Patient Handover among Paramedics and Emergency Department Members; a Qualitative Study |
| title_sort | perspectives of patient handover among paramedics and emergency department members a qualitative study |
| topic | Allied health personnel patient handoff patient safety emergency medical services emergency service, hospital |
| url | http://journals.sbmu.ac.ir/emergency/article/view/17261 |
| work_keys_str_mv | AT majidnajafikalyani perspectivesofpatienthandoveramongparamedicsandemergencydepartmentmembersaqualitativestudy AT zheilafereidouni perspectivesofpatienthandoveramongparamedicsandemergencydepartmentmembersaqualitativestudy AT rahelehsabetsarvestani perspectivesofpatienthandoveramongparamedicsandemergencydepartmentmembersaqualitativestudy AT zahrahadianshirazi perspectivesofpatienthandoveramongparamedicsandemergencydepartmentmembersaqualitativestudy AT alitaghinezhad perspectivesofpatienthandoveramongparamedicsandemergencydepartmentmembersaqualitativestudy |