Practice question
How can nurses enable effective ambulance handovers in the ED?
Ambulance-to-emergency department patient handovers are time-critical, complex processes vital for patient outcomes. In England, handovers must occur within 15 minutes, though no qualitative measures currently guide this. Structured methods are essential to preserve key information, especially about medications. After handover, a nurse signs a document to confirm transfer of care and logs a code to close the event.
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