Innovating Patient Handovers: Enhancing Safety and Communication at [Hospital Name]

Slide 1: Title Slide

Title: Innovating Patient Handovers: Enhancing Safety and Communication at [Hospital Name]

Presenter: [Your Name/Department, e.g., Sarah M. Njoroge, RN, Clinical Educator] Date: June 10, 2025

Speaker Notes:(Audio begins with a clear, welcoming tone) “Good morning, everyone. My name is [Your Name/Title], and I’m delighted to present an innovative approach to a critical aspect of our nursing practice: patient handovers. Effective communication during shift changes is the bedrock of patient safety, and today, we’ll explore how a new approach can significantly enhance this process, ultimately benefiting our patients, our nurses, and our entire organization. Let’s begin.”

Slide 2: Introduction & Presentation Overview

(Image: A subtle graphic depicting arrows or lines connecting various healthcare professionals, symbolizing communication and flow.)

Speaker Notes:(Audio: Enthusiastic tone) “In this presentation, we’ll first unpack a persistent challenge in our daily nursing lives: the problem of ineffective patient handovers. We’ll then introduce an innovative solution designed to address this challenge head-on. Crucially, we’ll discuss how we can safely test this new practice without compromising patient care, and how a foundational nursing theory provides the perfect framework for its success. Finally, we’ll outline our robust evaluation strategy and detail the steps for successfully integrating this innovation into our practice. Our goal is to move from challenge to excellence, together.”

Slide 3: The Problem: Ineffective Patient Handovers

(Image: A graphic illustrating fragmented communication, perhaps broken speech bubbles or pieces of a puzzle missing.)

• What it is: Inconsistent, incomplete, or disorganized information transfer between nursing shifts.
• Why it’s a Problem:
  • Leads to missed care and delayed interventions.
  • Increases medication errors and adverse events.
  • Contributes to nurse frustration, burnout, and accountability issues.