NURSING HANDOVER PRACTICES AMONG STAFF NURSES OF INTENSIVE CARE UNIT AT SELECTED HOSPITAL GUWAHATI ASSAM: AN EVALUATIVE STUDY

The nursing handover is a key moment for guaranteeing the continuity of care and the patient's safety. Poor
communication information is the main possible factor and related risk factor for sentinel events.1 To assess the Aims:
nursing handover practices among the staff nurses of ICU at selected hospital Guwahati, Assam. Exploratory survey approach was Methodology:
adopted to assess the nursing handover practices among 60 staff nurses of ICU by using purposive sampling technique. The study nding Results:
reveals satisfactory handover practices among staff nurses in ICU as majority of the ndings showed 100%. The physical factors of the staff nurses
also play an important role in the patient care. Regarding psychological factors, the present study also revealed that 91.97% of the staff nurses did
not get rest at work place. Social factor also had an impact on the staff nurses. The nding related to the professional factor was satisfactory as
majority of the aspects in it were fullled. Keeping in view with the Conclusion: ndings it is recommended that regular educational programs
and training to the staff nurses for developing the nursing handover.