There have been few handover education programs for students, and even they relied mainly on mere observation of existing nurses. While 58.4% of the respondents replied that they were not sure of the necessity of improving handovers, opinions regarding ways of improvement included the use of written handover protocols. With much emphasis on the importance of handovers in relation to patients’ safety, written protocols can be utilized in student education, which is expected to enhance the effectiveness of handovers in clinical practice. In addition, the high demand for written handover protocols among students supports the idea that in order to improve the completeness and accuracy of information, there should be a consistent structure of handovers, and that a handover form should be designed specifically for each specific nursing group [19]. However, there have been few hospitals found to use an organized handover method with written instructions or checklists [6]. As the necessity of developing handover forms and checklists specifically designed for each hospital division is emphasized [20], it is necessary to develop standardized instructions for handover preparation and to utilize them in nursing education programs