Weighing the advantages and disadvantages of the bedside handover All three professional groups saw both the advantages and disadvantages of the bedside handover. Nurse anaesthetists and PACU nurses saw the benefits of performing handovers close to the patient, as this provided control over the patient’s condition; on the other hand, it could threaten the patient’s integrity. The nurse anaesthetists described considering whether the handover should be performed bedside depending on whether the information transferred was or was not meant to be heard by the patient. The PACU nurses reflected on the time-saving benefits of the bedside handover, compared with a handover in another room. The anaesthesiologists and the PACU nurses reflected on the bedside environment and the fact that it sometimes entailed frequent interruptions, which they felt could cause stress and distraction.