Question

Describe the elements necessary for good hand-off documentation.

Answer 1

The transfer of essential information and the responsibility for care of the patient frome one health care to the other health care to be an integral component of communication in health care . This critical transfer point is known as handoff . An effective hand off supports the transition of critical information and a community of care and treatment .

ELEMENTS ;;;-----CONSIDERATION WHEN CREATING AND IMPLEMENTING A HANDOFF PROTOCOL

Opportunities	Threats
Support by administration Support by staff members Editing to suit local needs Training ( initial and ongoing) Pilot test feedback from staff to team lead Use in simulation centers courses Regular feedback from staff to team lead	Lack of alocal leader obstructionists

ROADMAP TO CREATE AND IMPLEMENT A HANDOFF   PROTOCOL

ROADMAP

Needsassessment (audit) Discussion of results from audit with staff Getting support from leadership and administration Designating a local "leader" and members of the "focus group" Searching the literaure and reviewing existing tools Creating a draft tool via modified Delphi (literative review and edit) Adaptation to local; needs Consultation with human factors expert piloting th etool and geeting stakeholder feedback.