Postoperative handover among nurses in an orthopedic surgical setting in Myanmar: a best practice implementation project.

Objectives: The aim of this project was to improve the postoperative handover practice within the local context of an orthopedic surgical setting by implementing best practice.

Introduction: Clinical handover is a communicative process where the responsibility of patient care is transferred through the exchange of patient information between the care providers. Postoperative handover is an important phase of perioperative care that presents challenges to handover personnel due to transitions in care throughout the perioperative period and the inability of surgical patients to participate in their own care.