Bedside nurse shift report is a process where nurses provide shift-to-shift report at the patient's bedside so the patient can be more involved in his or her care. ... who says you can't talk in front of the patient? Nurs Adm Q. Apr-Jun 2006;30(2):112-22. doi: 10.1097/00006216-200604000-00008. Authors Cherri D Anderson 1 , ....