The transferring of patient care responsibility from one health-care professional to another.
Also Known As:
Clinical Handoffs; Clinical Handover; Nursing Hand Off; Nursing Hand Offs; Nursing Hand Over; Nursing Hand Overs; Nursing Handoff; Nursing Handover; Patient Hand Off; Patient Hand Offs; Patient Hand Over; Patient Hand Overs; Patient Handover; Patient Sign Out; Patient Sign Outs; Patient Signout; Patient Signover; Clinical Handoff; Clinical Handovers; Hand Off, Nursing; Hand Off, Patient; Hand Offs, Nursing; Hand Offs, Patient; Hand Over, Nursing; Hand Over, Patient; Hand Overs, Nursing; Hand Overs, Patient; Handoff, Clinical; Handoff, Nursing; Handoff, Patient; Handoffs, Clinical; Handoffs, Nursing; Handoffs, Patient; Handover, Clinical; Handover, Nursing; Handover, Patient; Handovers, Clinical; Handovers, Nursing; Handovers, Patient; Nursing Handoffs; Nursing Handovers; Patient Handoffs; Patient Handovers; Patient Signouts; Patient Signovers; Sign Out, Patient; Sign Outs, Patient; Signout, Patient; Signouts, Patient; Signover, Patient; Signovers, Patient