"Mr Smith's been our problem child today...": anticipatory management communication (AMC) in VA end-of-shift medicine and nursing handoffs.

Alicia A Bergman; Mindy E Flanagan; Patricia R Ebright; Colleen M O'Brien; Richard M Frankel

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"Mr Smith's been our problem child today...": anticipatory management communication (AMC) in VA end-of-shift medicine and nursing handoffs.

September 16, 2015

Bergman AA, Flanagan ME, Ebright PR, et al. BMJ Qual Saf. 2016;25(2):84-91.

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This qualitative analysis found that anticipatory management conversation occurred in most physician-to-physician and nurse-to-nurse verbal handoffs. The authors suggest that structured handoffs should be supplemented with additional verbal communication regarding relevant contextual information.

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