%0 Journal Article
%T Bedside Reporting is a Key to Communication | Insight Medical Publishing
%A Abigail Mitchell
%A Alisha Zauher
%A Alyssa Therrien
%A Katy Gudeczauskas
%J www.editorialmanager.com/imedpubjournals/
%D 2018
%R 10.4172/2472-1654.100124
%X Every day in hospitals across the United States, safety errors occur due to lack of communication between healthcare providers. The Joint Commission has estimated Hospitals across the nation that ¡°80% of serious medical errors involve miscommunication between caregivers during the transfer of patients¡±. Additionally, per Becker¡¯s Hospital Review, one-third of malpractice cases involving nursing cite a breakdown in communication. Many hospitals across the country have set the standard that bedside reporting is to be conducted at the change of each shift, yet shift-change report is often not executed at the bedside for various reasons. Nurses often cite bedside reporting is time consuming between patient interruptions and various nurses giving and/or receiving report; however, research shows bedside reporting increases patient satisfaction, patient safety and nurse satisfaction.
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