The nurse is performing a hand-off report in the PACU. What is the best action for the nurse to perform during the hand-off report?
a. Write all information on a chart and hand it to the nurse who will assume care of the client.
b. Follow the nurse assigned to the new client and give a verbal report that does not interrupt care.
c. Focus on the report and sit with the nurse receiving the client to give a detailed re-port.
d. Finish the report quickly so the nurse can assume care of the client.
C
The hand-off report is a time when errors can potentially occur. The nurse should sit with the re-ceiving nurse to give report. That way, both nurses will be focused on the report. Simply handing the information to the new nurse does not ensure that he or she will read or understand it. Fol-lowing the accepting nurse around and giving report while he or she provides care for other clients would be distracting. The hand-off nurse should not hurry through this report and should provide a report that allows for two-way communication between nurses.
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