Nursing handoffs: a systematic review of the literature.

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Nursing handoffs: a systematic review of the literature.

April 21, 2010

Riesenberg LA, Leitzsch J, Cunningham JM. Am J Nurs. 2010;110(4):24-34; quiz 35-6.

This review assessed the literature on nursing handoffs. Although numerous strategies were anecdotally reported to be helpful, there was little empirical research to support them.

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