Change-of-shift Report (nursing)

Change-of-shift Report (nursing)

In nursing, a change-of-shift report is a meeting between nursing staff members at the change of shift in which information pertaining to patients is exchanged. Report is generally given by the nurses in charge of one shift to those coming on for the next, and in some facilities, nurse assistants (Personal Support Worker is the title for a similar type of health worker in Canada.) participated in report, though the charge nurse is primarily responsible for making the report.

During report, the outgoing nurses discuss with the oncoming nurses the condition of each patient and any changes that have occurred to the patient during the shift. For nurses who regularly work with these patients, they can learn about any updates in the conditions of the patients. For nurses not normally assigned to the unit, they will learn about the patients on the unit. For all nurses, they will learn about any new patients who have recently been admitted to the unit.