An omission of information occurred when the nurse anesthetist informed the nurse in the postanesthesia care unit about a patient's surgical procedure. The risk management nurse would review the standards of which process?
1. Handoff communication
2. Discharge summary
3. End-of-shift report
4. Surgical time-out
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Rationale 1: Handoff communication describes any pertinent information about the patient and surgical procedure provided to the postanesthesia care unit nurse. This communication is to be free of interruptions and includes a systematic process of verification.
Rationale 2: This communication between nurses is not a discharge summary.
Rationale 3: End-of-shift report occurs when one group of nurses discusses the status of patients with the nurses assuming their care for the next shift.
Rationale 4: A surgical time-out takes place before the start of the surgical procedure.
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