NR449 TOPIC SEARCH STRATEGY RUA 2023.

NR449 TOPIC SEARCH STRATEGY RUA 2023. Running head: TOPIC SEARCH STRATEGY 1 Unit 3: RUA Topic Search Strategy Chamberlain College of Nursing NR449 Evidence Based Practice November 2023 TOPIC SEARCH STRATEGY 2 RUA: Topic Search Strategy Clinical Question In today's intricate healthcare system, providing patient information during shift report to the oncoming nurse, is a time of great liability and risk. Effective and accurate communication can improve overall quality of care for patients and reduce the amount of errors and injuries. According to Johns Hopkins Medicine (2016), medical errors and injuries are the third leading cause of death in the U.S. Improving patient safety trends by performing shift report at bedside can reduce the number of medical errors and injury in the healthcare setting. Including patients in the plan of care process will help them gain knowledge about their treatment and improve overall satisfaction rating. The problem in the healthcare setting today, is noncompliance to bedside shift reporting due to certain barriers within the hospital setting resulting in miscommunication. Lack of consistency and enforcement of a standardized method for hand-off report increases potential error when providing care. The Joint Commission estimated 65% of sentinel events were a result of miscommunication, esp