Question

Question

1.) Discuss SBAR and how it is implemented.

Answer 1

SBAR

• The SBAR (SITUATION- BACKGROUND - ASSESSMENT- RECOMMENDATION) technique provides a framework for communication between members of the health care team about a patient's condition
• S = SITUATION ( a concise statement of the problem)
• B = BACKGROUND (pertinent and brief information related to the situation)
• A = ASSESSMENT (analysis and considerations of options - what you found/think)
• R = RECOMMENDATION ( action requested/recommended - what you want)
• SBAR is an easy to remember, concrete mechanism useful for framing any conversation, especially critical ones, requiring a clinician's immediate attention and action.

SBAR TOOL TEMPLATE

​​​​​​​By following these steps we can implement SBAR tool.

SITUATION	What is the situation you are calling about? Identify self, unit, patient, room number Briefly state the problem, what is it, when it happened or started and how severe
BACKGROUND	pertinent background information related to the situation could include the following: the admitting diagnosis and date of admission List of current medications, allergies, IV fluids and labs Most recent vital signs Lab results: provide the date and time test was done and results of previous tests for comparison Other clinical information Code status
ASSESSMENT	what is the nurse's assessment of the situation?
RECOMMENDATION	What is the nurse's recommendation or what does he/she want? Examples: notification that patient has been admitted Patient needs to be seen now Order change.