Nurses care for clients in a variety of healthcare settings. What is the term for the movement clients make between healthcare practitioners and settings as their conditions and care needs change during a course of acute or chronic illness?
A) Handover care
B) Transitional care
C) Universal transfer
D) SBAR process
B
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Dr. Eric Coleman of the University of Colorado states that transitional care "refers to the movement patients make between healthcare practitioners and settings as their conditions and care needs change during a course of acute or chronic illness." The term handover or handoff implies transfer of information, as well as the professional responsibility to make sure information is understood by the receiver. A Universal Transfer Form (UTF) is used in several states to improve the handover or transition process. The SBAR process presents a method of organizing information in preparation for a handover.
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