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Preferred term

Patient Handoff  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • The transferring of patient care responsibility from one health-care professional to another. Patient transfer within nursing staff of one facility. Transfers within a facility between clinical locations (eg, ICU to the step-down unit) and disciplines (eg, cardiology to cardiac surgery) in addition to within a discipline (eg, cross-coverage by residents, nurses, or attending physicians).

Entry terms

  • Patient Hand Off
  • Patient Hand Offs
  • Patient Hand Over
  • Patient Handover
  • Patient Hand Overs
  • Patient Sign Out
  • Patient Signout
  • Patient Sign Outs
  • Patient Signover

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-NDRSTR57-R

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