Iffat Elbarazi, Faisal Aziz, Luai A Ahmed, Aminu S Abdullahi, Fatima Al-Maskari
Cancer Health Literacy and Its Correlated Factors in the United Arab Emirates-A Cross Sectional Study
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background handoffs medical providers serve crucial patient safety function published literature topic studies handover process among physicians robust literature available interdisciplinary medical communication little known downstream effects effective physician handover subsequent physician nursing interactions objective objective implement handoff curriculum safetips statistics assessment focused plan pertinent exam findings dos ifthens pointerspitfalls severity illness pediatric residents investigate impact nurses perceptions resident preparedness efficiency competency methods nurses asked score residents five domains describe frequency nursetoresident residenttonurse interruptions survey distributed safetips introduction results statistical analysis revealed significant postintervention mean score increases one full point four categories namely organization efficiency communication content clinical judgment percentage nurses using term reasonablerelevant describe interactions residents significantly increased 45 76 p 0004 percentage nurses reporting residents gave unsure responses made decisions differed nurses decisions made decisions without familyparental interests significantly decreased 31 p 0004 22 p 0034 30 p 0002 percentage points respectively conclusion introduction structured handoff curriculum significantly improves communication among residents associated improved interactions residents nurses