# Nursing Handoff Report (Hand Off Report for Nurses)

Use this nursing handoff report at every change of shift to pass patient status, medications, and flagged concerns — with a clear incoming acknowledgment.

## Template fields

- **Date & shift:** 2026-07-26, Day → Evening
- **Outgoing / incoming:** Outgoing: Nurse T. Reyes → Incoming: Nurse S. Klein
- **Status changes:** Rm 12: appetite improved, ambulating with assistance
- **Medication given / due:** Rm 12: 14:00 dose given; next due 20:00
- **Vitals / observations flagged:** Rm 7: BP 148/92 at 15:30 — above baseline — charge nurse notified
- **SBAR concern (if any):** S: elevated BP · B: baseline 128/78 · A: trending up · R: recheck 17:00, call if >150 systolic
- **Incoming acknowledgment:** Signed/initialed before outgoing staff leaves floor

## How to use it

- Report what changed — do not re-read the full chart at every handoff.
- Use SBAR for any single flagged concern that needs judgment.
- Confirm acknowledgment before clock-out.

## Shift-close question

If this handoff is reviewed tomorrow, is it obvious which patients need attention — and who acknowledged the report?