1. MSc Advancing Nursing Practice
Timothy (Drew) Crooks ECCF 2014 Band 5 Nurse, 2 years post registration on a medical ward specialising in respiratory illness and acute stroke.
MSc Advancing Nursing Practice
Quality in nursing
Leadership and implementation of service improvements
Development of clinical skills (ANP Pathway)

2. As an ECCF Fellow you are resilient!

3. The positive outcomes from Action Learning:
Personal development as a practitioner
Enhanced service delivery on the ward
Directly influenced the dissertation subject

4. Dissertation Nursing Handovers
Variety of handovers methods based on SBAR format in use within NHS Dumfries and Galloway Infirmary
On average the patient undergoes 3 handovers per day.
Literature review “Is there an ideal handover model that can be applied by nurses when passing a patient?”

5. Key Themes explored
Patient centred
Involve the patient
Move from clinical information (illness) to what needs to be done
“Move from the office to the bedside”

6. “Move from the office to the bedside and ensure we include what matters to the patient”

7. Next Steps
Deputy Charge Nurse Emergency Care / Combined Assessment unit (Thank you NES!)
Scottish Improvement Programme Cohort 4 November 2017
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