Nursing handovers Other
Conditions
Interventions
The research protocol involves a sequential mixed-methods explanatory design that relies on a larger quantitative phase and a smaller qualitative phase (QUAN/qual). Quantitative data collection will b
Sponsors
University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Complete nursing teams (n = 46) working in both the participating wards: 1. Being a permanently contracted employee of the ward and having worked there for at least 3 months 2. Giving written informed consent to participate in the study Patients hospitalised in the participating wards (n = 28 patients per week): 1. Giving written informed consent to participate in the study 2. Being capable of discernment 3. Being Francophone
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Patients: Severe cognitive impairment diagnosed by a physician Nurses: No exclusion criteria are used to optimize recruitment
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Acceptability evaluated using the Treatment Acceptability and Preference Questionnaire (TAPQ) at 1 and 3 weeks after the intervention 2. Handovers and bedside nursing handovers evaluated using the Rating Tool for the Quality of Patient Handoffs at Care Transitions (RTHQ) at 5, 3 and 1 week before the intervention and at 1, 3 and 5 weeks after the intervention 3. Patient point of view explored using the Trust in Nurses Scale at 5, 3 and 1 week before the intervention and at 1, 3 and 5 weeks after the intervention 4. Patient's point of view specifically on bedside nursing handovers explored by adapting an instrument developed by Ford and Heymann (2017) at 1, 3 and 5 weeks after the intervention 5. Nurse’s perception explored using qualitative data from semi-structured interviews at 3 and 5 weeks after the intervention 6. Patient’s perception explored using qualitative data from semi-structured interviews at 5, 3 and 1 week before the procedure and at 1, 3 and 5 weeks after the intervention | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Nurses' sociodemographic data (age, gender, and work experience) collected using a self-administered questionnaire at the time of the intervention 2. Patients' sociodemographic data (sex, age, nationality, professional activity, family situation and level of education) and the duration of hospitalization and the number (if primary hospitalization or not) collected using a questionnaire at 5, 3 and 1 week before the intervention and at 1, 3 and 5 weeks after the intervention | — |
Countries
Switzerland
Outcome results
None listed