McKenna L G
School of Nursing, Monash University, Frankston, Victoria, Australia.
Prof Nurse. 1997 Jun;12(9):637-9.
The nursing handover report is a vital method of passing on essential information to nurses on the next shift. Nursing handover reports traditionally take place in private; they can become lengthy, irrelevant or unprofessional. Alternative methods of handover, such as bedside reporting, or tape-recording or writing reports, can help refine the process and make it more relevant to practice.