Achieving the 'perfect handoff' in patient transfers: building teamwork and trust.

Diana Clarke; Kim Werestiuk; Andrea Schoffner; Judy Gerard; Katie Swan; Bobbi Jackson; Betty Steeves; Shelley Probizanski

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Achieving the 'perfect handoff' in patient transfers: building teamwork and trust.

August 8, 2012

Clarke D, Werestiuk K, Schoffner A, et al. J Nurs Manag. 2012;20(5):592-8.

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This commentary discusses how one hospital used appreciative inquiry to identify components of handoffs that can help improve unit-to-unit transfers.

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