- Report will look different in various areas of the hospital
- ED report is very short and concise
- Critical care report is very detailed
- Floor report is more detailed than the ED, but less detailed than critical care
- Some facilities use standardized report forms (for example, SBAR)
- Basically communicating info from one shift to the next:
- What the nurse needs to know to safely care for the patient for the next 12 hours and coordinate care within the healthcare team
- When receiving report, wait until reporting nurse is done to ask questions
Ep020: Provide and Recieve Report
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