Creating nursing handover form in adult COVID-19 intensive care unit and evaluation of nurse's opinions and experiences regarding the form

Aim: This study was carried out to create the nursing handover form in the adult Covid-19 intensive care unit and to evaluate the views and experiences of the nurses about the form. Materials and Methods: The research is descriptive and cross-sectional. The sample of the study consisted of nurses who worked in the adult Covid-19 intensive care units of Manisa Merkezefendi State Hospital for at least one year between September 2021 and February 2022 and volunteered to participate in the study (n=57). The data were collected with an information form, a questionnaire prepared to determine the views and experiences of the nurses about the prepared form. SPSS 15.0 package program was used to evaluate the data. In the analysis of the data, number percentage distribution and descriptive statistics were performed to define demographic characteristics. The conformity of the data to the normal distribution was checked with the Kolmogorov-Smirnov test of normality. Mann Whitney U and Spearman correlation analysis was used because the data didn't show normal distribution. Results: 52.6% of the participants were under the age of 32, 73.7% were female, 50.9% were single, and 68.4% had a bachelor's degree. 78.9% of the nurses stated that the delivery form makes up for the deficiencies in patient delivery, 59.6% is beneficial for time management, 91.2% is more understandable, 87.7% prevents possible mistakes, 89.5% i prevented communication accidents, 87.7% provided accurate and complete information transfer, and 91.2% ensured patient and employee safety. A significant negative correlation was found between patient delivery time and usefulness during the seizure period (p<0.05). Conclusions: It is recommended to use a standardized nursing handover form in order to ensure patient and employee safety in nursing handover, to ensure time management, to prevent undesirable events and medical errors that may be caused by communication accidents Keywords: Nursing handover, Covid-19, intensive care unit, nurse.