Assessing PACU Handoff Report Confidence

Effective communication during the handoff process between anesthesia providers and post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) nurses is crucial for ensuring patient safety. This Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) project aimed to investigate and develop an evidence-based educational intervention to enhance Student Registered Nurse Anesthetists' (SRNAs) confidence and competency in delivering standardized handoff reports, with the goal of promoting patient safety and reducing medical errors. Participants were required to complete a pre-test assessing baseline characteristics consisting of prior experience, confidence, knowledge, and comfort when giving PACU handoff reports. The pre-test was followed by the educational intervention which was provided in the form of an evidence-based presentation. Upon reviewing the presentation, participants were required to complete a post-test assessing confidence, knowledge, skills, and comfort when giving PACU handoff reports. The results indicated that the educational intervention improved SRNAs' confidence, knowledge, and skills related to post-operative care unit reports. The findings of this project have significant implications for practice, highlighting the importance of ongoing efforts to enhance SRNAs’ abilities to conduct standardized handoff reports in post-operative care units. Further research is needed to confirm the findings and investigate the long-term effects of educational interventions on patient outcomes.

Creator

• Siddiqi, Majid Nasir

Language

• English

Keyword

• post-anesthesia care unit (PACU)
• handoff process
• standardized handoff reports
• patient safety
• educational intervention
• SRNA

Date created

• 2023

Resource type

• Research Paper

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