Patient Handover Form - Clinical Departments - clinicaldepartments musc 2025

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  1. Click ‘Get Form’ to open it in the editor.
  2. Begin by filling in the 'Patient came from' section, selecting the appropriate option: Home, Floor, or ICU.
  3. In the Endotracheal Tube section, specify the size and whether it is cuffed or uncuffed. Also, indicate the depth at gums/teeth.
  4. For Difficult Intubation, select 'Yes' or 'No' as applicable. Complete the PIV and Central Line sections by entering their sizes.
  5. Indicate if a Pacemaker is required and provide target BP and RAP/CVP values.
  6. Fill out the Blood Products Administered section with units for Platelets, Cryo, FFP, PRBCs, and Factor VII doses.
  7. List any drips administered along with their dosages in micrograms per kilogram per minute or hour as needed.
  8. Document the time of last antibiotic administration and any drugs currently affecting consciousness and movement.
  9. Finally, summarize hemodynamics at conclusion of surgery and provide details about the anesthesia team involved.

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To summarise, the five key principles of clinical handover are: Focused. Concise. Timely. Complete. Organised. Effective Nursing Handover - CAREFUL Online CAREFUL Online effective-nursing-handover CAREFUL Online effective-nursing-handover
The handover process plays an important role in nurses day-to-day clinical practice. During nursing handovers, responsibility and accountability for the care of a patient are transferred from one nurse to another. Numerous patient-specific information is transferred during this time. Impact of Structured Clinical Handover Protocol on National Institutes of Health (NIH) | (.gov) articles PMC8205370 National Institutes of Health (NIH) | (.gov) articles PMC8205370
If you are a patient of MUSC Health, select the MyChart link to access or create an account. Under the menu tab, click Request Medical Records.
The purpose of clinical handover (handover) is to achieve effective, high-quality communication of relevant clinical information that is understood and accepted by the receiver when responsibility for patient care is transferred.
The most important step before handing over a patient for a procedure is obtaining informed consent. This process ensures patients fully understand the procedure, including its risks and benefits, allowing them to make educated decisions about their care.

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Handovers can be verbal or via electronic systems (such as Nervecentre), where a summary of the patients condition and problems up until that point are displayed.

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