{"id":335,"date":"2026-10-13T13:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/siplingo.com\/blog\/?p=335"},"modified":"2026-10-31T09:10:05","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T09:10:05","slug":"nursing-handover-german","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/siplingo.com\/blog\/nursing-handover-german\/","title":{"rendered":"Pflege \u00dcbergabe in German: SBAR, a Template and Two Model Handovers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Pflege \u00dcbergabe (nursing handover) gives the next shift what it needs to care for each patient safely: who the patient is, the current situation, relevant background, your assessment with values and times, and what must happen next. Many German wards and care homes structure this with SBAR or ISBAR, at the bedside or in the staff room.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Checked in October 2026 against the Institute for Healthcare Improvement&#8217;s SBAR tool page, a Deutsches \u00c4rzteblatt article on SBAR, the Australian Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission&#8217;s ISBAR resource and a Cochrane review of nursing handover styles. Each hospital or care home sets its own handover standard, so follow yours.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What belongs in a Pflege \u00dcbergabe (Was geh\u00f6rt in eine \u00dcbergabe?)<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In short: everything the next shift must know or do in the coming hours, and nothing it can easily read in the file itself.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>What to hand over<\/th><th>German keywords<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Identification: name, age, room and bed<\/td><td>Name, Alter, Zimmer, Bett<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Reason for admission or main diagnosis<\/td><td>Aufnahmegrund, Hauptdiagnose<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Current state and changes during your shift<\/td><td>aktueller Zustand, Ver\u00e4nderungen, Besonderheiten<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Relevant vital signs, with times<\/td><td>Blutdruck, Puls, Temperatur, S\u00e4ttigung, Uhrzeit<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Pain: where, how strong, what was given, effect<\/td><td>Schmerzen, Bedarfsmedikation, Wirkung<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lines, drains, catheters, wounds<\/td><td>Zug\u00e4nge, Drainagen, Katheter, Wunden<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mobility, fall risk, help needed<\/td><td>Mobilit\u00e4t, Sturzgefahr, Hilfsmittel<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Eating, drinking, excretion<\/td><td>Ern\u00e4hrung, Trinkmenge, Ausscheidung<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Planned tests and open tasks, with deadlines<\/td><td>geplante Untersuchungen, offene Aufgaben<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>New orders, information from or for relatives<\/td><td>neue Anordnungen, Angeh\u00f6rige<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What does not belong: opinions about the patient&#8217;s character, gossip, routine care that went as planned, and long readings from the file. For short ready-made sentences, see <a href=\"\/blog\/german-phrases-for-nurses\/\">German phrases for nurses<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SBAR and ISBAR: the structured Pflege\u00fcbergabe letter by letter<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SBAR was developed at Kaiser Permanente in the US, according to the Institute for Healthcare Improvement; the Deutsches \u00c4rzteblatt traces the idea back to US Navy communication. German wards usually keep the English letters and explain them as Situation, Hintergrund, Einsch\u00e4tzung and Empfehlung. ISBAR adds an I for Identifikation at the start.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Letter<\/th><th>German<\/th><th>What you say<\/th><th>Example phrases<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>I<\/td><td>Identifikation<\/td><td>who you are, who the patient is<\/td><td><em>Ich bin Ana Costa, Fr\u00fchdienst. Es geht um Herrn Becker, 72 Jahre, Zimmer 12, Bett 1.<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>S<\/td><td>Situation<\/td><td>why this patient matters right now<\/td><td><em>Herr Becker ist seit heute Morgen kurzatmig.<\/em> \/ <em>Im Vordergrund steht gerade, dass &#8230;<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>B<\/td><td>Hintergrund<\/td><td>the relevant history, not the whole file<\/td><td><em>Er wurde am Montag mit einer Lungenentz\u00fcndung aufgenommen. Bekannt sind COPD und Diabetes Typ 2.<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>A<\/td><td>Einsch\u00e4tzung<\/td><td>what you measured and observed, then what you think<\/td><td><em>Um 13 Uhr lag die S\u00e4ttigung bei 89 Prozent mit zwei Litern Sauerstoff, die Atemfrequenz bei 24.<\/em> \/ <em>Ich habe den Eindruck, dass es ihm schlechter geht als gestern.<\/em><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>R<\/td><td>Empfehlung<\/td><td>what must happen, who does it, by when<\/td><td><em>Bitte kontrolliert die S\u00e4ttigung st\u00fcndlich.<\/em> \/ <em>Die Stations\u00e4rztin ist informiert und kommt um 15 Uhr, bitte zeigt ihr die Werte.<\/em><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Separate facts from judgment.<\/strong> Facts: <em>gemessen<\/em>, <em>beobachtet<\/em>, <em>er gibt an<\/em>. Your assessment: <em>ich habe den Eindruck<\/em>, <em>ich mache mir Sorgen, weil &#8230;<\/em><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Close the loop.<\/strong> The nurse taking over repeats the key tasks: <em>Ich wiederhole: S\u00e4ttigung st\u00fcndlich, \u00c4rztin um 15 Uhr.<\/em><\/li>\n\n<li><strong>Du or Sie?<\/strong> Many teams use <em>du<\/em> among colleagues, hence the plural <em>ihr<\/em> (<em>bitte kontrolliert<\/em>). Otherwise: <em>bitte kontrollieren Sie<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bedside handover or staff room? (\u00dcbergabe am Bett oder im Dienstzimmer)<\/h2>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th><\/th><th>At the bedside (am Patientenbett)<\/th><th>In the staff room (im Dienstzimmer)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Advantages<\/td><td>the patient can correct and add; you see lines, wounds and the patient together<\/td><td>quiet; sensitive topics possible; fast for many patients<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Risks<\/td><td>confidentiality in shared rooms; patients may be woken or worried<\/td><td>talking about the patient without the patient; errors noticed later<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Language<\/td><td>include the patient: <em>Guten Morgen, Frau Weber. Das ist meine Kollegin Lena, sie ist ab jetzt f\u00fcr Sie da.<\/em><\/td><td>professional terms, faster pace<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many wards combine both: a short overview in the staff room, then a walk-round to patients with lines, wounds or changes. A 2014 Cochrane review found no randomised trials comparing handover styles, so no format is proven best. In shared rooms, keep diagnoses and social details for the staff room (<em>Schweigepflicht<\/em>, confidentiality).<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">\u00dcbergabeprotokoll: a template you can copy (Muster)<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If your ward hands over from paper, this layout works. Use only forms your employer approves: handover sheets contain patient data and are disposed of under the facility&#8217;s data protection rules.<\/p>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Feld (field)<\/th><th>Example<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Zimmer \/ Bett<\/td><td>7 \/ 2<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Name, Alter<\/td><td>Hoffmann, Ingrid, 81<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Aufnahmegrund \/ Diagnose<\/td><td>Oberschenkelhalsfraktur rechts, OP heute<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Zustand, Vitalzeichen (with time)<\/td><td>13 Uhr: RR 135\/80, Puls 88, Temp. 37,4 \u00b0C<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Schmerzen (scale, measure, effect)<\/td><td>12 Uhr: 6\/10, Bedarfsmedikation lt. Anordnung, 12:45 Uhr: 3\/10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Zug\u00e4nge, Katheter, Wunden<\/td><td>Zugang linker Unterarm, Dauerkatheter seit OP, Verband trocken<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mobilit\u00e4t, Sturzgefahr<\/td><td>Bettkante mit 2 Personen, Sturzgefahr<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ern\u00e4hrung, Ausscheidung<\/td><td>Tee 400 ml, Urin klar 400 ml seit 8 Uhr<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Besonderheiten (changes)<\/td><td>letzte Nacht zeitweise desorientiert<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Offene Aufgaben (task, time)<\/td><td>Blutentnahme 16 Uhr, Vitalzeichen 17 Uhr<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Informiert (who was told)<\/td><td>Sohn um 11 Uhr informiert<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Model handover 1: hospital, early to late shift<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fictional patient, illustrative values, spoken German in SBAR order.<\/p>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>S:<\/strong> Zimmer 7, Bett 2: Frau Ingrid Hoffmann, 81 Jahre. Sie wurde gestern nach einem Sturz zu Hause mit einer Oberschenkelhalsfraktur rechts aufgenommen und heute um 8 Uhr operiert, sie hat eine H\u00fcftprothese bekommen. Seit 10 Uhr ist sie zur\u00fcck auf Station, wach und orientiert. Um 12 Uhr gab sie Schmerzen von 6 auf einer Skala von 0 bis 10 an. Sie hat die Bedarfsmedikation laut Anordnung bekommen, um 12:45 Uhr waren es noch 3.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>B:<\/strong> Bekannt sind Bluthochdruck und eine leichte Herzschw\u00e4che. Letzte Nacht war sie zeitweise desorientiert, das steht im Bericht.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A:<\/strong> Um 13 Uhr Blutdruck 135 zu 80, Puls 88, Temperatur 37,4. Der Verband ist trocken. Sie hat einen Dauerkatheter, seit 8 Uhr 400 Milliliter klarer Urin. Getrunken hat sie 400 Milliliter Tee. Die Physiotherapie hat sie um 12:30 Uhr mit zwei Personen an die Bettkante gesetzt. Das ging, aber sie war blass und ihr war kurz schwindelig.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>R:<\/strong> Um 16 Uhr ist eine Blutentnahme geplant, die \u00c4rztin m\u00f6chte den Hb-Wert sehen. Bitte um 17 Uhr Vitalzeichen und Verband kontrollieren. Laut Anordnung bei einem systolischen Wert unter 100 die \u00c4rztin informieren. Der Sohn ruft gegen 18 Uhr an, er wei\u00df von der OP.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>English:<\/strong> Room 7, bed 2: Mrs Ingrid Hoffmann, 81, admitted yesterday after a fall with a right femoral neck fracture; hip replacement at 8 a.m. today. Back on the ward since 10, awake and oriented. Pain 6\/10 at 12, as-needed medication as ordered, 3\/10 at 12:45. Known high blood pressure and mild heart failure; intermittently disoriented last night (in the report). At 1 p.m.: BP 135\/80, pulse 88, temperature 37.4, dressing dry. Indwelling catheter, 400 ml clear urine since 8; she drank 400 ml of tea. Physio sat her on the bed edge with two people at 12:30; she was pale and briefly dizzy. Blood test at 4 p.m. for haemoglobin. Please check vital signs and dressing at 5 p.m.; as ordered, call the doctor if systolic is below 100. Her son calls around 6 p.m.; he knows about the operation.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Practise your German out loud with SipLingo, free to try on iPhone and Android:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"siplingo-store-badges\" style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;justify-content:center;align-items:center;gap:12px;margin:24px 0;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/app\/id6783970183\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/siplingo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/app_store.png\" alt=\"Download SipLingo on the App Store\" style=\"height:52px;width:auto;\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=ch.zgdevelopment.siplingo&amp;referrer=utm_source%3Dblog%26utm_medium%3Dpost%26utm_campaign%3Dnursing-handover-german%26utm_content%3Dbadge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/siplingo.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/play_store.png\" alt=\"Get SipLingo on Google Play\" style=\"height:52px;width:auto;\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Model handover 2: care home, night to early shift<\/h2>\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>S:<\/strong> Wohnbereich 2, Zimmer 14: Herr Karl Schneider, 88 Jahre, Demenz. Er war heute Nacht von 2 bis etwa halb 4 unruhig, ist dreimal aufgestanden und \u00fcber den Flur gelaufen. Er hat seine Frau gesucht. Ich habe ihn ins Zimmer zur\u00fcckbegleitet und ihm Tee angeboten, danach hat er bis 6 Uhr geschlafen.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>B:<\/strong> Die Sturzgefahr ist bekannt, die Sensormatte war eingeschaltet. Gestern hat er insgesamt nur 1.100 Milliliter getrunken, laut Ma\u00dfnahmenplan sollen es 1.500 sein.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A:<\/strong> Das Inkontinenzmaterial habe ich um 23 Uhr und um 4 Uhr gewechselt. Am Stei\u00df ist die Haut leicht ger\u00f6tet, die R\u00f6tung ist wegdr\u00fcckbar. Er sagt, er hat keine Schmerzen.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>R:<\/strong> Bitte beim Waschen die Haut am Stei\u00df kontrollieren, auf Druckentlastung achten und im Bericht dokumentieren. Bitte bietet ihm am Vormittag regelm\u00e4\u00dfig etwas zu trinken an. Seine Tochter ruft heute Vormittag wegen des Arzttermins am Donnerstag an.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>English:<\/strong> Living area 2, room 14: Mr Karl Schneider, 88, dementia. Restless from 2 to about 3:30, got up three times and walked the corridor looking for his wife. I took him back and offered tea; he slept until 6. Known fall risk, sensor mat on. Yesterday he drank only 1,100 ml; the care plan says 1,500. Pads changed at 11 p.m. and 4 a.m. Sacral skin slightly red, but the redness blanches. He says he has no pain. Please check the sacral skin when washing, relieve pressure and document it, and offer drinks regularly this morning. His daughter calls this morning about Thursday&#8217;s doctor&#8217;s appointment. More resident vocabulary: <a href=\"\/blog\/altenpflege-german-vocabulary\/\">Altenpflege German vocabulary<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How long does a handover take (Wie lange dauert eine \u00dcbergabe im Krankenhaus)?<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There is no fixed length: it depends on the number of patients, the ward, the format and how much changed. Many rosters build in a shift overlap for it; ask your ward. The \u00c4rzteblatt article says a single SBAR message about one patient usually takes one and a half to two minutes, which is not the time for a whole ward. Hand over stable patients in one sentence (<em>Zimmer 9, Herr Kaya: keine Ver\u00e4nderungen, alles l\u00e4uft nach Plan<\/em>) and spend the time on changes.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The 6 most common handover mistakes<\/h2>\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>Mistake<\/th><th>Instead of<\/th><th>Say<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1. Vague words<\/td><td>\u201eSie war heute ganz gut.\u201c<\/td><td>\u201eSie hat allein gefr\u00fchst\u00fcckt, war orientiert und hatte keine Schmerzen.\u201c<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2. No times, no values<\/td><td>\u201eDer Blutdruck war hoch.\u201c<\/td><td>\u201eUm 10 Uhr 168 zu 95, nach der Bedarfsmedikation um 11 Uhr 145 zu 85.\u201c<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3. Judgments and labels<\/td><td>\u201eEr ist total schwierig.\u201c<\/td><td>\u201eEr hat die Mobilisation zweimal abgelehnt und gesagt, er hat Angst zu fallen.\u201c<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4. No clear task<\/td><td>\u201eDa m\u00fcsste man mal schauen.\u201c<\/td><td>\u201eBitte um 16 Uhr den Blutzucker messen und der \u00c4rztin den Wert sagen.\u201c<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5. Unclear names and abbreviations<\/td><td>\u201eDie Oma in der Sieben &#8230;\u201c<\/td><td>\u201eFrau Hoffmann, Zimmer 7, Bett 2 &#8230;\u201c<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6. Reading out the whole file<\/td><td>every diagnosis since 1990<\/td><td>the one or two that matter for the next shift<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Use only abbreviations your team knows; see <a href=\"\/blog\/german-nursing-abbreviations\/\">German nursing abbreviations<\/a>. What you say should match the written record; see <a href=\"\/blog\/pflegebericht-schreiben\/\">how to write a Pflegebericht<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Practise the handover out loud<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A handover is spoken German under time pressure. SipLingo (our app) lets you practise speaking with an AI partner in work and doctor situations and corrects your grammar, word order and vocabulary in your own language, with the correct sentence and an example. It is not a nursing course or a handover simulator: read your SBAR notes aloud, then retell them without notes. <a href=\"https:\/\/siplingo.com\/download?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=post&amp;utm_campaign=nursing-handover-german&amp;utm_content=inline\">Try SipLingo free<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Regular speaking practice also helps with the oral part of the <a href=\"\/blog\/telc-b1-b2-pflege-exam\/\">telc Deutsch B1\u00b7B2 Pflege exam<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Related guides:<\/strong> <a href=\"\/blog\/german-for-nurses-study-plan\/\">German study plan for nurses<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Official sources<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For the official details and the latest updates, see:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telc.net\/en\/language-examinations\/certificate-exams\/german\/telc-german-b1-b2-nursing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">telc gGmbH: telc Deutsch B1\u00b7B2 Pflege \u2013 German exam for nurses<\/a> \u2013 Nursing exam format, report-writing task, 16-min pair speaking, free mock exam<\/li>\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gesetze-im-internet.de\/pflaprv\/anlage_2.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Federal Ministry of Justice (gesetze-im-internet): PflAPrV Annex 2: nursing exam competence areas (German)<\/a> \u2013 Official five competence areas I\u2013V tested in the nursing state exam<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently asked questions<\/h2>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What belongs in a nursing handover (Was geh\u00f6rt in eine \u00dcbergabe in der Pflege)?<\/strong><br\/>\nName, age, room, reason for admission, current state and changes, relevant values with times, pain, lines and wounds, mobility, intake and output, and open tasks with deadlines. Leave out opinions and routine care that went as planned.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How do you do a handover in nursing (Wie macht man eine \u00dcbergabe in der Pflege)?<\/strong><br\/>\nFollow a fixed order such as SBAR or ISBAR: identify the patient, describe the situation, give the relevant background, state your assessment with values, and end with clear tasks. The colleague taking over repeats the key tasks back to you.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Is there a template for an \u00dcbergabeprotokoll (Gibt es ein Muster f\u00fcr ein \u00dcbergabeprotokoll)?<\/strong><br\/>\nYes, the table above works as a Muster. Where your employer has an approved form or software view, use that instead.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>How long does a handover take in a hospital (Wie lange dauert eine \u00dcbergabe im Krankenhaus)?<\/strong><br\/>\nThere is no fixed length; it depends on the number of patients, the ward and how much changed. A single SBAR message about one patient usually takes about one and a half to two minutes, according to the Deutsches \u00c4rzteblatt.<\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>What is a structured nursing handover (Was ist eine strukturierte Pflege\u00fcbergabe, SBAR)?<\/strong><br\/>\nA structured Pflege \u00dcbergabe follows the same order every time so nothing important is forgotten. SBAR stands for Situation, Background (Hintergrund), Assessment (Einsch\u00e4tzung) and Recommendation (Empfehlung); ISBAR adds Identification first.<\/p>\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Practise your next handover out loud before your shift starts.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/siplingo.com\/download?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=post&amp;utm_campaign=nursing-handover-german&amp;utm_content=footer\">Start free \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A nursing handover covers who the patient is, what changed, values with times and what the next shift must do. 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