SYSTEMATIC REVIEW APPRAISAL & GRADING CRITERIA

APA Reference:

1. What organization or persons produced the systematic review (SR)?(6pts)

Courtney L. Williams

Cardiac Telemetry Unit, Lakeland Health, Saint Joseph, Michigan, USA

2. How many persons were involved in conducting the review? (6pts)

Sam Abraham, Associate Professor of Nursing, 1001 Bethel Circle, Bethel College School of Nursing, Mishawaka, Indiana, 46545, USA.

3. What topic or question did the SR address? (6pts)

Comparison of Risks and Benefits of Bedside Shift Report vs Traditional Shift Report

4. How were potential research reports identified? (6pts)

The quality of care, safety risks, and occurrence of medical errors have been linked to inadequate communication between nurses during shift change. Historically, shift reports took place at nursing stations and not at the patient's bedside, which could lead to interruptions, elongated processes, and inaccurate reporting (Reinbeck & Fitzsimons, 2013). Although bedside shift reporting has been introduced in the nursing field, there are still challenges that pose a risk to patients. Nurses are often uninformed about the advantages and disadvantages of bedside and traditional shift reporting.

5. What determined if a study was included in the analysis? (6pts)

Extensive research on the topic of bedside shift report, traditional shift report, risks of shift reporting, and communication was conducted by reviewing scholarly and peer-reviewed journal articles from 2013 to 2018. The literature was subjected to a careful analysis and was systematically organized using the top four levels of the evidence hierarchy.

6. How many studies were included in the review? (6pts)

A total of 8 studies were included:

Cairns, L.L., Hoffmann, R.L., Dudjak, L.A., & Lorenz, H.L. (2013). Utilizing bedside shift report to improve the effectiveness of shift handoff. The Journal of Nursing Administration, 43(3), 160-165. https://doi.org/10.1097/NNA.0b013e318283dc02

Ghosh, K., Curl, K., Goodwin, M., Morrell, P., & Guidroz, P. (2018). An exploratory study on how to improve bedside change-of-shift process: Evidence from one hospital using technology to support verbal reporting.

Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, 3180-3187. https://doi.org/10.24251/HICSS.2018.401

Ofori-Atta, J., Binienda, M., & Chalupke, S. (2015). Bedside shift report: Implications for patient safety and quality of care. Nursing, 45(8), 1-4....…minimize medical errors, safety hazards, and enhance the quality of care. Inconsistency in the use of BSR within healthcare organizations requires changes to be made in order to meet industry standards. With bedside report, the nurse is able to physically assess the patient within the first 30 minutes of their shift, assess any potential risks to the patient, ensure the patient is aware of their caregiver, and activate the bed alarm to prevent falls and further harm. The maintenance of BSR in the acute-care environment may be challenging. For BSR to be sustained as part of nursing practice, leadership from management and senior nurses will be necessary. The implementation of BSR is recognized as the standard of care that provides the highest degree of patient safety and patient-centered care.

1) A comparison of the risks and benefits of nursing bedside shift report vs. traditional shift report: A systematic review of the literature. https://doi.org/10.20849/ijsn.v3i2.382

2) Reducing falls in older adults recently discharged from hospital: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

https://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afy043

3) Quantitative exploration of…