Shift-to-shift handoffs in the NICU: lessons learned from a large scale audit.
Heather C KaplanWendy TimpsonJeffrey MeyersElizabeth SchierholzHoward CohenMarybeth FryDenise ZayackRoger F SollKate A MorrowErika M EdwardsPublished in: Journal of perinatology : official journal of the California Perinatal Association (2023)
Observation and measurement of handoff behaviors can be used to identify opportunities to improve handoff communication, family participation, and human factors that support handoff. Auditing handoffs is feasible and necessary to improve these critical transitions in infants' care.