Written Handoff Assessment – Single

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Written 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 the following.*

	No	Yes
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

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

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Written Handoff Assessment – Single

Written Handoff Assessment (SINGLE patient)

Written Handoff Assessment Tool: Single