Assessing Postoperative Handover Quality Among Nurses Across Surgical and Recovery Units: A Cross-Sectional Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background/objectives

Inefficient postoperative handovers contribute to medical malpractice and care discontinuity by omitting critical patient information and compromising patient health. This study aimed to evaluate and compare the quality of postoperative nurse handovers in ORs, PACUs, ICUs, and wards across four hospitals in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.

Methods

A descriptive, cross-sectional, comparative study was conducted among postoperative care nurses across four hospitals in the second health cluster in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Data were collected through an online questionnaire to assess handover quality via a Handover Quality Rating Form and sociodemographic information. Data analysis was performed using SPSS v28.

Results

Among the 521 nurse participants (84.1% femal

SUBMITTER: Alotaibi AM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12692589 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature