Improving Patient Safety: Residents Insights on Handover Practices in Tikur Anbessa Hospital

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Cross-sectional survey reveals residents' knowledge on patient handover, highlighting gaps in standardized methods.

Residents were knowledgeable about the consequences of poor handover on patient outcomes, with 90.8% awareness.
3.1% of residents reported understanding standardized methods of handing over patients, indicating significant gaps.
The majority, 72.7%, had a poor attitude towards the current handover method, yet 87.6% preferred a standardized process.
42.5% of residents reported poor practice regarding patient handovers, emphasizing a need for improved training.

Lemma et al. (2025) studied this question.

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Cross-sectional survey reveals residents' knowledge on patient handover, highlighting gaps in standardized methods.

Residents were knowledgeable about the consequences of poor handover on patient outcomes, with 90.8% awareness.
3.1% of residents reported understanding standardized methods of handing over patients, indicating significant gaps.
The majority, 72.7%, had a poor attitude towards the current handover method, yet 87.6% preferred a standardized process.
42.5% of residents reported poor practice regarding patient handovers, emphasizing a need for improved training.

Lemma et al. (2025) studied this question.

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