Shift Report - Communication Between Healthcare Staff Worksheet

Shift-Report (Inter-shift) – A transfer and acceptance of patient care responsibility achieved through effective _________.
Shift-Report communication is deemed pertinent primarily to Nursing (including HSTs, FSTs, and CNAs) as they are primarily responsible for coordinating and providing clinical care for _______.
Shift-Reports are interactive communications allowing the opportunity for questioning between the _____ and _____ of clinical information
Shift-Reports include up-to-date _____ regarding the individual's care, treatment and services, condition and any recent or anticipated changes.
When the care of an individual is passed from one staff member to another, such as at the beginning of a shift, the _____ staff member is responsible for making themselves aware of current information about the individual's care, treatments or condition and any anticipated changes from the Shift-Report.
_____ during Shift-Reports are limited to minimize the possibility that information would fail to be conveyed or would be forgotten.
The off-going _____ and the on-coming _____ participate in rounds to verify the presence of each individual at the change of shift.
If individuals are off the unit in activities or group, _____ are completed with all individuals when they return to the unit.
A change of shift report is conducted with the on-coming and off-going shift of _____ staff and _____ staff.
The shift report included information for at least the previous _____ shifts with the on-coming staff.