Exploring responsibility and accountability in clinical handover /
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2013
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Crotty, Mikaila,
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Background: Clinical handover is necessary for continuity of patient care. Current literature, anecdotal evidence and incident data suggest that breakdowns in communication within handover contribute to clinical adverse events. Subsequently, improving handover is a priority for patient safety. Logically, handover is the point at which professional responsibility and accountability is transferred. However, there is little empirical evidence regarding clinicians’ perceptions towards responsibility and accountability in the handover process. In particular, there is no universally accepted definition of clinical handover, which could contribute to different conceptualisations of the process among clinicians. Aims: The current study examines responsibility and accountability in clinical handover from the perspective of clinicians. Additionally, this study reports on a clinical handover intervention which involved the introduction of an electronic handover support tool. Changes in responsibility and accountability of clinicians performing handover following the tool’s implementation are examined.
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University of South Australia. School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy.
School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy.
School of Psychology, Social Work and Social Policy.
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Thesis (Masters by research(Psychology))--University of South Australia, 2013.
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Copyright 2013 Mikaila Crotty. This work is made available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs Australia 3.0 licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/au/)
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x, 135 pages :
illustrations (some colour)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-122)
illustrations (some colour)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 117-122)
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