"In my current department, shift change is very highly organized and begins with a brief huddle that includes the team going off shift and the team coming on. It is led by the charge nurse on staff that day. Open verbal communication helps everyone to know about the cases that happened that day, patient statuses, and what to expect for the remainder of the day. I love that it also provides a bit of camaraderie for the team. For me personally as your next perioperative nurse, a shift hand-off would not be complete until I have completed all of my patient documentation and updated the oncoming staff of all patient statuses and supply concerns we have in the OR rooms."
