Abstract

MORGADO, Tânia Manuel Moço  and  NUNES, Lucília Rosa Mateus. Opinions about bedside nursing handover in surgical units: translation, adaptation and validation of questionnaires. Rev. Enf. Ref. [online]. 2016, vol.serIV, n.9, pp.75-85. ISSN 0874-0283.  https://doi.org/10.12707/RIV15030.

Background: Although bedside nursing handover ensures the continuity of nursing care, it raises several ethical issues. Objectives: To translate, adapt and validate 2 data collection questionnaires about bedside nursing handover in surgical units into Portuguese, and identify the patients and nurses' opinions about bedside nursing handover. Methodology: Translation, back-translation and adaptation of the questionnaires in 7 surgical units of a central hospital in Portugal between 22/08/2008 and 28/06/2009. The non- -probability sampling consisted of 137 nurses and 96 patients. Results: Bedside nursing handover promotes an empathic and helping relationship, patient observation and care planning; however, it is necessary to clarify its purpose, encourage patient participation and engagement, use clear information, and ensure information privacy. Conclusion: The questionnaires proved to be reliable and valid to identify the patients and nurses' opinions about bedside nursing handover in the surgical units under analysis.

Keywords : shift work; nursing; visitors to patients; patient-centered care; ethics, nursing.

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