Signing off

As it was my last official morning report on Friday, 

I thought i would jsut bring up the topic of safe sign over, as I sign off to Amin.

An effective handover is crucial for safe patient care. 

The mneumonic "SIGNOUT?" can be used to remind us what should be included. See this article for more details.  

S - Is the patient sick? Stable? Code Status? 
I- ID 
G - General Hospital Course 
N - New events of the day 
O - Overall clinical condition 
U - Upcoming possibilities (those that can reasonably anticipated) with plan/rationale 
T - Tasks to complete overnight (explicit instructions) and rationale 
? - Any questions

Thanks for reading, 
I hope this was helpful.

-Alyse

Alyse, Amin & Leslie