Article Choices for RUA December 2022/RL Safety: 1. Title: Implementing beds

Article Choices for RUA December 2022/RL
Safety:
1. Title: Implementing bedside handoff in the emergency department: A practice
improvement project
Author: D. Campbell & K. Dontje
Year of publication: 2019
Journal information: Journal of Emergency Nursing, volume 45, issue 2, pages 149-154
Provides a process improvement project in an emergency department using bedside
handoff and SBAR. Discusses the benefits.
2. Title: Safety culture and an invisible nursing workload
Author: C. Ross, C. Rogers, & C. King
Year of publication: 2019
Journal information: Collegian, volume 26, issue 1, pages 1-7
Looks at how the extra work assigned to nurses affects the care the patient receives. For
example, reports that need to be completed throughout the shift.
Delegation:
1. Title: Improving patient care outcomes through better delegation-communication
between nurses and assistive personnel
Author: E. A. Wagner
Year of publication: 2018
Journal information: Journal of Nursing Care Quality, volume 33, issue 2, pages 187-193
Discusses the importance of safe/effective communication in order to appropriately
delegate tasks. Presents a study that was completed and how the training improved
patient outcomes.
2. Title: Delegating as a new nurse
Author: A. Anderson
Year of publication: 2018
Journal information: American Journal of Nursing, volume 118, issue 12, pages 51-55