7. Result
7.1 General Characteristics & Handover-related Characteristics of Research Objects
126 of the objects were female (92%) and the average age was 21.6. Regarding handover-related education opportunities, 89.8% replied ‘never’ or ‘I do not remember whether I had any.’ 10.2% replied that they participated in a handover education program. Among 14 who replied that they had received handover education, 8 replied that the education session was 60-minute long. They also said that handover education was given mainly in a way of nurse observation. 57.7% had no experience of handovers, and 34.3% replied that they were aware of the necessity to improve the process of handovers in practical lessons. 58.4% replied that they were not sure (Table 1)