Use of failure mode and effects analysis to improve emergency department handoff processes. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

Use of failure mode and effects analysis to improve emergency department handoff processes. | AHRQ Patient Safety Network

• Commentary
 
• Published January 2016

Use of failure mode and effects analysis to improve emergency department handoff processes.

Sorrentino P. Clin Nurse Spec. 2016;30:28-37.

Poor communication during handoffs can hinder health care safety. This commentary describes a project that used failure mode and effects analysis to identify weaknesses inemergency department handoff processes and led to the development of a standardized communication protocol and clarified roles for clinical nurse specialists.

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