Verbal Handoff Assessment - Single

Unit or Service*

Other Unit

Provider Type of Individual Giving Handoff*

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

Other Provider

Day of Week*

Weekday
Weekend

Time of Day*

AM
PM

Where Did the Handoff Occur?

Entirely in the patient room
Not entirely in the patient room
Not applicable

Verbal Handoff Assessment Tool-Single

Indicate whether or not each element of the mnemonic is present*

I. Illness Severity: Identification as stable, "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 whether or not the provider who gave the handoff did each of the following*

	No	Yes
Giver actively engaged with receiver to ensure understanding of patients
Giver appropriately prioritized key information, concerns, or actions
Provided to-do list restricted to items that need to be accomplished on next shift
Used high quality contingency plans with clear if/then format

Did you provide verbal feedback to the handoff team?*

Yes	No

Share one REINFORCING piece of feedback based on your handoff observation

Share one CORRECTIVE piece of feedback based on your handoff observation

Observer Name*

First Last

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Verbal Handoff Assessment – Single

Verbal Handoff Assessment (SINGLE patient)

Verbal Handoff Assessment Tool-Single