Hand over a shift
Available to
Nurses.A shift handover is written in the SBAR format for every patient on the ward: Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation. The outgoing nurse hands over and the incoming nurse accepts.
Write and hand over
- Open Nursing → Shift Handover and select New.
- Choose the Ward, the Shift (Morning, Evening or Night) and the incoming nurse in To User. The incoming nurse must be a different person.
- Select Add Ward Patients. A line is added for every patient currently on the ward.
- For each patient complete Situation, Assessment and Recommendation. Background is recommended.
- Add General Notes for the ward.
- Select Hand Over. Only the outgoing nurse can do this.
- The incoming nurse opens the handover and selects Accept Handover.
Handover states
| State | Meaning |
|---|---|
Draft | Being written; it can still be edited. |
Handed over | Signed by the outgoing nurse. It is now a read-only record. |
Accepted | The designated incoming nurse accepted it, and the time is recorded. |
Related topics
Was this helpful?
Thank you. Your feedback is recorded.Thank you. Tell us what is missing so we can fix this guide.
Report an issue with this guide