Verbal Handoff Assessment – Multiple - Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital

Service*

Acute Care Surgery
BEST
General Surgery
Pediatric Surgery
Surgical Oncology
Transplant Surgery
Urology
Vascular Surgery

Provider Type of Individual Giving Handoff*

Advanced Nurse Practitioner
Attending Physician
Physician Assistant
Resident Physician
Physician Fellow
Other

Other Provider

Date of Observation*

Day of Week*

Weekday
Weekend

Time of Day*

AM
PM

Verbal Handoff Assessment Tool-Multiple Patients

Indicate the frequency that each element of the mnemonic is present*

I. Illness Severity: Identification as stables, "watcher", or unstable; must occur at the beginning of each patient handoff.

P. Patient Summary: Might include summary statement, events leading up to admission, hospital course, ongoing assessment, plan. A. Action list: To do list; (must be separated from patient summary). S. Situation Awareness/Contingency Planning: Know what’s going on; plan for what might happen. S. Synthesis by Receiver: Written reminder to prompt receiver to summarize what was heard during verbal handoff.

Indicate the frequency with which the provider who gave the handoff did the following.*

	Never	Rarely	Sometimes	Usually	Always
Giver actively engaged with receiver to ensure understanding of patients
Giver appropriately prioritized key information, concerns, or actions
To-do list restricted to items that need to be accomplished on next shift
High quality contingency plans with clear if/then format

(eg. encourages questions, asked questions, considers learning style of receiver)

Did you provide verbal feedback to the handoff team?*

Yes	No

Share one REINFORCING piece of feedback based on your handoff observation. No patient information should be entered into this form.*

Share one CORRECTIVE piece of feedback based on your handoff observation. No patient information should be entered into this form.*

Observer Name*

First Last

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Verbal Handoff Assessment – Multiple

Verbal Handoff Assessment (MULTIPLE patients)

Verbal Handoff Assessment Tool-Multiple Patients