Improving Team Effectiveness with the SBAR Tool
SBAR and ISBAR provide the nurse leader with tools to effectively communicate between team members.
TRUE SBAR and ISBAR have the potential to decrease ineffective communication; it has removed the need for long narrative descriptions and replaced it with a clear and concise alternative communication tool. The SBAR and ISBAR use are essential for ensuring patient safety outcomes.
Some facilities have included an "Introduction step" to SBAR now called ISBAR in efforts to include an introduction for clinicians during a patient handoff.
TRUE Some health care facilities feel that the "Introduction step" which includes an introduction to the person who is handing off the patient will clarify and identify the role the person played in the patient's care.
When you explain what the nurse believes the issue is, which stage of SBAR would the nurse be demonstrating?
Assessment Explaining what the nurse thinks is the issue is part of the assessment tool of SBAR. The other components are associated with description of the problem, background information, and suggestions related to treatment.
Which aspects of creating a successful interprofessional team are addressed by SBAR? (Select all that apply.)
Communicating effectively and efficiently, Offering a recommended plan of action or next steps, Maintaining a shared vision, Ensuring role clarity SBAR addresses the aspect of sharing communication effectively and efficiently across the team. While many of the examples in the lesson address using SBAR to relay patient information, the goals of maintaining a shared vision and ensuring that roles are clear require effective and efficient communication as well. They could also be achieved through use of SBAR tool. Determining leadership of the team is determined by the definition and structure of the team but by its form of written communication.
Using the SBAR model, when the nurse is providing the background of a patient to teammates, what information should the nurse include? Select all that apply.
Current medications, Admitting diagnosis, Patient's name and room number, Past medical history Background information includes admission information, medical history, and current treatments. Issues identified to be discussed would be provided under the situation component of the SBAR tool.
In the SBAR model, what should be conveyed when explaining the situation? (Select all that apply.)
Events currently happening, Assessment data collected, Recommendations for treatment changes, Objective statement of the problem Components of the SBAR tool include describing the situation and the problem in an objective, not subjective manner; providing relevant background information; collecting and summarizing assessment data; and finally identifying any possible new orders or changes to existing orders. This format avoids the presentation of information in a narrative format.
The SBAR tool was first used in the hospital to facilitate safe patient handoffs.
FALSE SBAR was first used in the navy to provide efficient communication between the nuclear submarines. It was further developed by Kaiser Permanente.
In the SBAR model, when giving recommendations, what kinds of things should be communicated? (Select all that apply.)
Opinions for further action, Any new treatments or changes ordered When giving recommendations, it's important to identify any new treatments or changes that have been ordered, and to provide opinions or recommendations for further action. Communicating the context of the situation occurs during the background stage of the SBAR model, and evaluating the patient's condition is part of the assessment stage.
