Nurses' perspectives on shift‐to‐shift handovers in relation to person‐centred nursing home care

Abstract Aim The aim of this study was to gain insight into nurses' perspectives on the shift‐to‐shift handover in relation to providing Person‐centred care (PCC) in nursing homes. Background PCC is perceived as the gold standard for nursing home care. To preserve the continuity of PCC, an adeq...

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Main Authors: Anneke Poelen, Marieke vanKuppenveld, Anke Persoon
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-08-01
Series:Nursing Open
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1740
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Marieke vanKuppenveld
Anke Persoon
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description Abstract Aim The aim of this study was to gain insight into nurses' perspectives on the shift‐to‐shift handover in relation to providing Person‐centred care (PCC) in nursing homes. Background PCC is perceived as the gold standard for nursing home care. To preserve the continuity of PCC, an adequate handover during the nurses' shift change is essential. There is, however, little empirical evidence for what constitutes best shift‐to‐shift nursing handover practices in nursing homes. Design An exploratory qualitative descriptive study. Methods Nine nurses were selected purposively and through snowball sampling from five Dutch nursing homes. Semi‐structured face‐to‐face and telephone interviews were conducted. Analysis relied on Braun and Clarke's thematic analysis. Results Four main themes were identified related to enabling PCC informed handovers: (1) knowing the resident to be enable to provide PCC was key, (2) the actual handover, (3) additional ways of information transfer and (4) nurses' knowledge of the resident prior to start shift. Conclusion The shift‐to‐shift handover is one way that nurses become informed about residents. Knowing the resident is essential to enable PCC. The fundamental underlying question is to what extent nurses have to know the resident in order to enable PCC. Once that level of detail has been established, in‐depth research is needed to determine the best method for conveying this information to all nurses. Only then can we start to rethink the role of the shift‐to‐shift handover in conveying PCC‐driven information. No Patient or Public Contribution.
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spelling doaj.art-be8cf9b83a25498187f0ee88d3493df92023-07-25T08:45:46ZengWileyNursing Open2054-10582023-08-011085035504310.1002/nop2.1740Nurses' perspectives on shift‐to‐shift handovers in relation to person‐centred nursing home careAnneke Poelen0Marieke vanKuppenveld1Anke Persoon2Department of Primary and Community Care Radboud University Medical Centre Nijmegen Nijmegen The NetherlandsDepartment of Primary and Community Care Radboud University Medical Centre Nijmegen Nijmegen The NetherlandsDepartment of Primary and Community Care Radboud University Medical Centre Nijmegen Nijmegen The NetherlandsAbstract Aim The aim of this study was to gain insight into nurses' perspectives on the shift‐to‐shift handover in relation to providing Person‐centred care (PCC) in nursing homes. Background PCC is perceived as the gold standard for nursing home care. To preserve the continuity of PCC, an adequate handover during the nurses' shift change is essential. There is, however, little empirical evidence for what constitutes best shift‐to‐shift nursing handover practices in nursing homes. Design An exploratory qualitative descriptive study. Methods Nine nurses were selected purposively and through snowball sampling from five Dutch nursing homes. Semi‐structured face‐to‐face and telephone interviews were conducted. Analysis relied on Braun and Clarke's thematic analysis. Results Four main themes were identified related to enabling PCC informed handovers: (1) knowing the resident to be enable to provide PCC was key, (2) the actual handover, (3) additional ways of information transfer and (4) nurses' knowledge of the resident prior to start shift. Conclusion The shift‐to‐shift handover is one way that nurses become informed about residents. Knowing the resident is essential to enable PCC. The fundamental underlying question is to what extent nurses have to know the resident in order to enable PCC. Once that level of detail has been established, in‐depth research is needed to determine the best method for conveying this information to all nurses. Only then can we start to rethink the role of the shift‐to‐shift handover in conveying PCC‐driven information. No Patient or Public Contribution.https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1740continuity of carehandoffhandovernursesnursing homesperson‐centred care
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Marieke vanKuppenveld
Anke Persoon
Nurses' perspectives on shift‐to‐shift handovers in relation to person‐centred nursing home care
Nursing Open
continuity of care
handoff
handover
nurses
nursing homes
person‐centred care
title Nurses' perspectives on shift‐to‐shift handovers in relation to person‐centred nursing home care
title_full Nurses' perspectives on shift‐to‐shift handovers in relation to person‐centred nursing home care
title_fullStr Nurses' perspectives on shift‐to‐shift handovers in relation to person‐centred nursing home care
title_full_unstemmed Nurses' perspectives on shift‐to‐shift handovers in relation to person‐centred nursing home care
title_short Nurses' perspectives on shift‐to‐shift handovers in relation to person‐centred nursing home care
title_sort nurses perspectives on shift to shift handovers in relation to person centred nursing home care
topic continuity of care
handoff
handover
nurses
nursing homes
person‐centred care
url https://doi.org/10.1002/nop2.1740
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