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SBAR Communication

SBAR Communication

• Care focused communication
• Creates shared model
• Transfers effective information
• Provides a standardized structure
• Concise, factual communications among clinicians

SBAR Stands for:

S - Situation: What is happening at the

present time?

B - Background: What are the circumstances

leading up to this situation?

A - Assessment: What do I think the

problem is?

R - Recommendation: What should we do to

correct the problem?

SBAR as Communication Technique

• SBAR provides answers to physicians’ three main questions What is the problem? What do you need me to do? When do I have to respond?
• Standardized approach that promotes efficient transfer of key information between physicians, nurses and other members of the team
• SBAR helps create an environment that allows clinicians to express their concerns

B: Background

• Patient’s admission to the hospital
• Current list of medications, including allergies
• Recent medication changes
• Laboratory values
• Recent ED visits or hospitalizations
• Date of Birth

A: Assessment

• Clinicians current assessment of the situation
• My assessment of the problem is: ___________

Improve Knowledge of Symptom

Management

• Increases physician confidence and trust
• Better communication
• Improved patient outcomes