Assignment: Individual APA Review Assignment (90 points)

• The assignment must be typed in order to be graded.
• Handwritten assignments will be given0points.

Instructions

1. Create an APA-style Title Pagefor this assignment (2 points)
2. Put each of the following seven Article References in accurate APA format (see below).
3. Create an APA-style References page byalphabetizingthe seven Article References.(4 points for eachreference).Note:Always leave authors within each reference in the order they appear (do not alphabetizethe authors in the reference); it is an honor to be primary authors.Always list last name of author(s),followed by initials.
4. Use the Alphabetized APA-style REFERENCE PAGEto fill inthe In-Text citations on the next page.(5points for each in-text citation)

Article References

Author(s): Abela-Dimech, F., & Vuksic, O.

Journal:Archives of Psychiatric Nursing

Title of article:Improving the Practice of Handover for Psychiatric Inpatient Nursing Staff

Pages: 729-736

Year published: 2018

Volume: 32

Issue: 5

DOI:

Author(s): Tobiano, G., Whitty, J. A., Bucknall, T., & Chaboyer, W.

Journal:Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing

Title of article). Nurses’ perceived barriers to bedside handover and their implication for clinical practice

Pages: 343-349

Year published: 2017

Volume: 14

Issue: 5

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1. Standardization of handoff practices with a consistent communication framework across the organization can improve the effectiveness of nursing handoff, increase nurse satisfaction, and improve safety of both staff and patients. ( ___________ )

2. “Nurses' perceptions revealed agreement with the effectiveness, efficiency, helpfulness, accountability, professionalism, patient involvement, safety, and plan of care information” ( ___________ ).

3. Many studies explored nurse perception of communication pre-and post-implementation of BSR utilizing a variety of reliable survey tools. ( ___________ )

4. According to ( ___________ ) this standardized form will help to track progress and observations. Continual feedback and monitoring to make sure behaviors become natural and bedside shift report is implemented consistently is recommended in the literature.

5. Similarly, the findings of ( ___________ ) are consistent with the literature, where patients involved with BSR have improved outcomes.

6. Effective handoff communication in healthcare is essential for quality patient care. Gaps in handoff communication can cause serious breakdowns in the continuity of care, inappropriate treatment, and patient dissatisfaction ( ___________ ).

7. Ineffective handoff communication decreases patient safety and satisfaction, nursing satisfaction, which in turn increases costs for healthcare organizations ( ___________ ).

8. More specifically, patient participation was noted to hinder effective communication and nurses felt they were not communicating all information to the patient. “Nurses were concerned that increased time was an expected outcome of BSR, thus increasing end of shift hours for nursing” ( ___________ ).

9. The financial benefit of BSR can be attributed to decreased nursing overtime hours and a decrease in patient falls ( ___________ ).

10. If adopted throughout the psychiatric units, BSR can be incorporated into annual skills competency day for nurses, allowing for refinement and continuous evaluation. Lastly, the literature also supports having BSR educational sessions and training as part of onboarding for new hires ( ___________ ).

11. Communicating these results can be the reinforcement of practicing BSR daily ( ___________ ).

12. Ineffective handoff communication is the most frequently cited root cause of sentinel events ( ___________ ).