2020 Volume 40 Pages 28-35
Purpose: This study examines the current situation, advantages and disadvantages of bedside handovers compared to nurse station handovers, and discusses future issues for bedside handovers. Method: A total of 19 nurses from Hospital A who were experienced both in bedside and nurse station handovers participated in a self-administered questionnaire survey. Results: Responses were received from 16 nurses. Regarding bedside handovers, all participants replied affirmatively to the following two items: the nurses can accurately understand the patient's condition and risks exist for leaking personal information when conducting handovers in a room with multiple patients. Discussion: In bedside handovers, observation by multiple nurses leads to reliable sharing and information transmission. However, issues exist concerning the risk of leaking personal information.
