The Use of IPASS As a Handover Format From The Emergency Room To The Inpatient Room: Literature Review
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https://doi.org/10.64021/jphn.1.1.7-12.2025Keywords:
IPASS, Acceptance, Effectiveness, Emergency Room, Inpatient RoomAbstract
Miscommunication often occurs in nurses when transferring patients from the emergency room to the inpatient room. A literature review is needed regarding the use of IPASS as a handover format. This literature review aims to find out how effective IPASS is as a format for handover of patients from the emergency room to the inpatient room. Article searches were conducted using the Google Scholar, Pubmed, and Science Direct databases using the keywords “IPASS and Timbang Terima” starting from 2018 – 2025. The use of IPASS as a handover format has proven to be effective and minimizes miscommunication between nurses when transferring patients from the emergency room to the inpatient room. The effectiveness of using IPASS as a handover format between nurses from the emergency room to the inpatient room.
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