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Hospital Admissions and Outcomes

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This cluster of papers focuses on the impact of hospital handoffs, resident duty hours, and weekend admission on patient safety, medical errors, and continuity of care. It explores communication failures, strategies for improvement, and the effects of duty hour restrictions on patient outcomes. The cluster also addresses the use of SBAR technique, nursing handover practices, and the overall quality of care during hospital handoffs.

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patient handover; shift handover; handoff communication; nursing handover; SBAR; resident work hours; resident fatigue; SBAR communication; bedside handover; weekend admission; physician fatigue; physician work hours; handover quality; duty hour restrictions; patient information transfer; ISBAR; structured communication; resident workload; handover protocol; nurse handover; July effect; nurse-nurse communication; 80-hour work week; handover checklist; weekend mortality

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Morton address: 36249561559641574 · morton4x16-v1

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