Bedside Nursing Report: Changing the Practice in the Hospital and How it Affects Patients
Location
Hopwood Auditorium
Access Type
Campus Access Only
Presentation Type
Oral presentation
Entry Number
2328
Start Date
4-16-2025 2:45 PM
End Date
4-16-2025 3:00 PM
School
School of Medicine and Health Sciences
Department
Nursing
Keywords
bedside shift report, nursing, standard of care, standard practice
Abstract
This literature review explores barriers and obstacles that have prevented bedside shift reports to be the standard of practice for hospitals nation-wide. By analyzing existing research from 2019-2024, the review was able to explore data from both qualitative and quantitative research studies. The analysis reveals that there are benefits of the bedside shift report style for nurses and their patients. Nurses are able to gain more knowledge and information on their patients while being less distracted by their surroundings when completing a report at the bedside. Patients will also benefit in the bedside shift reports because it allows for an increase in patient safety and privacy while also enabling the patient to be a more active member in their plan of care. These findings emphasize the benefits of the bedside shift report and prove that a full change would lead to decreased miscommunication among nurses as well as decrease nursing medical errors. This review will provide insight into the most effective implementation strategies for healthcare facilities that can be put in place to allow for a smooth transition to this style of reporting.
Primary Faculty Mentor(s)
Dr. Susan Braud, Prof. Amanda Pribble, Dr. Rachel Willis
Primary Faculty Mentor(s) Department
Nursing, Westover Honors
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Bedside Nursing Report: Changing the Practice in the Hospital and How it Affects Patients
Hopwood Auditorium
This literature review explores barriers and obstacles that have prevented bedside shift reports to be the standard of practice for hospitals nation-wide. By analyzing existing research from 2019-2024, the review was able to explore data from both qualitative and quantitative research studies. The analysis reveals that there are benefits of the bedside shift report style for nurses and their patients. Nurses are able to gain more knowledge and information on their patients while being less distracted by their surroundings when completing a report at the bedside. Patients will also benefit in the bedside shift reports because it allows for an increase in patient safety and privacy while also enabling the patient to be a more active member in their plan of care. These findings emphasize the benefits of the bedside shift report and prove that a full change would lead to decreased miscommunication among nurses as well as decrease nursing medical errors. This review will provide insight into the most effective implementation strategies for healthcare facilities that can be put in place to allow for a smooth transition to this style of reporting.