The preferred education methods about handovers included simulations (40.9%), role plays (24.8%), and lectures (13.9%) in the order. In the SBAR-based analysis of handover items, it turned out that there were few statements on vital signs (40.7%) and advice (59.3%), and that the clarity in communication of handover contents was of the middle level as high as 2.30 (±0.42) points. The findings of this study indicate the necessity of education on handovers as part of practical training for nursing students as well as efforts to enhance the clarity of communication in utilization of specific SBAR tools