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• Patient Hand Off Tool Kit

AORN and the U.S. Department of Defense Patient Safety Program collaboratively developed this new web-based tool kit that provides the resources to guide perioperative professionals in standardizing hand-off communications among caregivers. The tool kit, based on the Department of Defense Patient Safety Program TeamSTEPPS™ initative, will help develop consistency in communications needed for effective patient care.

The AORN Patient Hand-Off Tool Kit includes supporting research for evidence-based recommendations on perioperative patient hand offs, sample checklists and forms, PowerPoint presentations on standardizing communication and information exchanges in perioperative practice, and an annotated guide to additional resources.

Download the tool kit components for free.

• Hand-Off Tool Kit Executive Summary (PDF)
• Research in the Health Care Industry (PDF)
• Hand-Off Communication Tools Overview (PDF)
• Sample Patient Hand-Off Tools (PDF)
• Recommendations for Perioperative Patient Hand-Off (PDF)
• Policy Guidance for Hand-Offs (PDF)
• Presentation on Standardizing Hand-Offs for Patient Safety (PPT)
• Perioperative Hand-Off Talking Points (PPT)
• Additional Hand-Off Resources (PDF)

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