Barriers to and facilitators of bedside nursing handover: a systematic review and meta-synthesis.
Clari M, Conti A, Chiarini D, et al. Barriers to and facilitators of bedside nursing handover: a systematic review and meta-synthesis. J Nurs Care Qual. 2021;36(4):e51-e58. doi:10.1097/ncq.0000000000000564.
Handovers between providers occur regularly during hospital stays. This review synthesizes the benefits of, and barriers to, successful handovers. Benefits include humanization of the patient and improved patient safety; barriers include provider stress and feelings of inadequacy. Recognition of these factors can improve successful implementation of handover procedures in hospitals.