Nighttime Communication Study

The Effect of a Family-Centered Nighttime Communication Bundle on Shared Mental-Model Building, Safety, and Patient Experience

This study seeks to determine whether a family-centered nighttime communication intervention improves: 1) shared understanding by parents, residents, and nurses of hospitalized pediatric patient's medical plans, 2) parent-reported errors, 3) parent and provider experience of nighttime medical care.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Parents of patients admitted to the general pediatrics inpatient units
• Overnight nurses working on the general pediatrics inpatient units
• Overnight residents working on the general pediatrics inpatient units

Exclusion Criteria:

• Non-English speaking parents