NURSING REPORT: PATIENT HAND-OFF

Course overview

The patient hand-off is a type of nursing report that takes place between the clinician who has current responsibility for direct patient care (i.e., the departing nurse) and the clinician who will be assuming responsibility for direct patient care (i.e., the receiving nurse). This continuing education module is designed to give the reader/learner an increased understanding of patient hand-off reporting, including when hand-off occurs, who is responsible for hand-off, and the importance of hand-off reporting in providing competent, continuous patient care. Readers may explore any or all of the topics. One contact hour of continuing education credit is available for those who successfully complete the post-test and evaluation form.