The quality of intensive care unit nurse handover related to end of life: A descriptive comparative international study

Abstract

Background: Quality ICU end-of-life-care has been found to be related to good

Comparing Quality of Dying and Death Perceived by Family Members and Nurses for Patients Dying in US and Dutch ICUs

“…To our knowledge, few data are available assessing nurses' experiences in different countries, except for a study of differences in the quality of nurse handover. 35 The current differences in QODD ratings may be associated with organizational differences. For example, in the Netherlands, an intensivist is always present in the ICU, which might help address symptoms earlier.…”

Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of an evidence-based electronic minimum dataset for nursing team leader handover: A descriptive survey

“…The complex and multidisciplinary nature of the ICU environment renders it susceptible to medical errors. While there is published research related to ICU bedside nursing handover 6,7 , handover between theatre and ICU [8][9][10][11] , emergency to ICU 12 , multidisciplinary handover in the ICU 7 , end of life care 13 and interruptions during handover 14,15 , little is known about ICU team leader (TL) handover or the use of electronic handover tools in the ICU.…”

Information concerning ICU patients’ families in the handover—The clinicians’ «game of whispers»: A qualitative study

“…Lost or inaccurate information is a well-known problem in clinical handovers both within ICU and during transfers between ICU and other hospital ward units (Blum & Tremper, 2009;Dutra et al, 2018;Enger & Andershed, 2018;Ganz et al, 2015;Zakrison et al, 2016). Incomplete handover is associated with medical errors and inadequate care (McCloskey et al, 2019;Smeulers et al, 2014).…”

“…Intensive care is event-driven and time-pressured (Merten et al, 2017) and interruptions and distractions during handovers are common (Ganz et al, 2015;Kowitlawakul et al, 2015;Spooner, Corley, Chaboyer, Hammond, & Fraser, 2015). Further, the ICU team is seldom constant.…”