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Which of the 7 professional standards would SBAR cover
accountability
Which country first introduced SBAR
USA: By the military for communicating nuclear submarines
Which part of SBAR do you think is the most difficult?
Recommendation
When should you use SBAR?
Transfer of accountability/ Hand offs
T/F: The nurse should prepare a potential list of responses or actions that might anticipate outcomes to issues discussed with the physician
True
T/F: You don't need to include the admission date when reporting to the physician
False. You should include patient admission date and reason for admission
T/F: Observations made are to be included in assessment
True
T/F: The use of SBAR standardizes forms of communication and increases adverse events attributed to communication errors such as medication errors
False. It improves communication and decrease the adverse events attributed to communication errors such as medication errors
List 3 important information that is needed when you first call the physician
- Your name/Job title
- Department you are calling from
- Patient's name and room number
List 3 things that should be included when reporting the background
- recent vital signs
- current medication, labs and allergies
- patient information related to the situation
-why is he admitted to the hospital
- patient's normal condition
List 3 things that needs to be included when reporting the assessment
What do you think the problem is or what you're not sure of
What actions did you take (ex: discontinue transfusion or
Any lab information or assessment to support the finding
What are 3 recommendations that can be suggested?
Labs/X-ray/EKG/nutrition change/ New medication suggestion
Evaluate the patient right away
Given an example phrase as if you are calling the physician regarding the situation
Hello, My name is ___ and I'm calling about __ from __ because he is experiencing discomfort and there is not much urine in his catheter bag
Given an example phrase as if you are calling the physician regarding the background
__ is a 77 year old patient that has __ and his vitals are currently at __
Given an example phrase as if you are calling the physician regarding an assessment
I think the problem is __ because there is __ or I am not sure what is the problem but the patient is deteriorating
Given an example phrase as if you are calling the physician regarding recommendation
I would like you to see him asap.... or I would like you to request for ___