Question

sbar on a 75 years old patient with uti

Answer 1

SBAR is the situation, background, assessment input, request for a physician.

Date/time;

Nurisng home name;

resident name; date of birth

physician phone;

nurse facility phone;

submitted by;

SITUATION;

Good afternoon doctor; I am nurse-------------. I am contacing you for the above 75 year old patient Mr.---------admitted on ---------------- for UTI. His  vital signs are; Temp;------------ pulse------------- respiration---------------blood pressure----------------.

BACKGROUND.

A brief history of the patient regarding his medical background, social background etc and also whether the patient has indwelling catheter, whether patient is on dialysis,the resident is incontinent or not, whether any previous hospitalisation, allergies,

ASSESSMENT;

Assessment should be done on the basis of whether indwelling catheter is present or not. Baased on that the physician can decide which antibiotic can be given.If any indwelling catheter is presnt check if patient has fever,flank pain,acute pain,rigor, new drmatic change in mental status, hypotension. For those patients without catheter, check if patient has dysuria alone,any temperature or fever etc.

REQUEST FOR PHYSICIAN/RECOMMENDATION

orders can be provided through the phone/fax/inperson

order for urine routine, culture,encourage to take fluid more,and recore it,. assess vital signs and notify physician if condition worsens.Initate the antibiotic therapy

Physican signature date/time

telephone order received by date/time

family/person notified date/time.