S (Situation) - The mother of Elsie Marley called requesting labs from 1/23/10.
B (Background) - Elsie Marley had labs drawn on 1/23/10. The mother is not at home but can be reached by cell at 555-0000.
R (Recommendation) - Please call the
SBAR is a communication tool that provides a standardized method for healthcare team members to clearly communicate important patient information. It includes 4 sections: Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation. The tool aims to improve communication and decrease errors by ensuring all pertinent details are conveyed efficiently. Implementing SBAR can help create fewer tasks, calls, and call backs as a result of more informative information being exchanged in a consistent format between clinical and support staff.
Poor communication between healthcare providers has been cited as a contributing factor in 70-80% of medical errors and 63% of sentinel events. The SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation) technique provides a standardized structure for communicating critical patient information in a concise and urgent manner. An example is given of using SBAR to communicate a diabetic patient's low blood sugar reading to the physician by providing relevant context, assessment of the situation, and a recommendation for next steps. Providers are encouraged to practice using SBAR to improve communication effectiveness and prevent adverse patient outcomes.
The patient is a 26-year-old man admitted to the medical ward for observation following a traumatic brain injury from being hit in the head with a chair at a pub. A CT scan showed a small right-sided subdural hematoma. Overnight the patient was combative but settled down and slept. The night nurse checked his vitals every 30 minutes but could not wake him. His most recent vitals showed a respiratory rate of 75, blood pressure of 100/70. He remained asleep at the start of the day shift.
Communication using the SBAR tool, Patient Safety Team, NHS Improving Quality,
more at http://www.nhsiq.nhs.uk/improvement-programmes/patient-safety.aspx
SBAR communication model in healthcare organizationAbdalla Ibrahim
Introducing SBAR as an effective communication model in healthcare organization that seeks to foster patient safety through proper transfer of patient information at the transition point.
Choose a consistent technique such as body systems, head-to-toe, or reporting by exception to organize patient information for nurse report. Be prepared to give report when the oncoming shift arrives by organizing your time. Review the patient's medical record and formal report sheet to include any missing details when giving nurse report, keeping the exchange of information brief and direct by focusing on variances, the patient's condition, and needed care.
Stephanie Nixon is a board-certified family nurse practitioner with over 10 years of experience as a registered nurse and nurse practitioner student. She has clinical experience in adult, geriatric, pediatric, women's health and pulmonary medicine in both outpatient and inpatient settings. She is seeking a position that allows her to diagnose and manage both common and complex medical conditions in patients of all ages.
SBAR is a communication tool that provides a standardized method for healthcare team members to clearly communicate important patient information. It includes 4 sections: Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation. The tool aims to improve communication and decrease errors by ensuring all pertinent details are conveyed efficiently. Implementing SBAR can help create fewer tasks, calls, and call backs as a result of more informative information being exchanged in a consistent format between clinical and support staff.
Poor communication between healthcare providers has been cited as a contributing factor in 70-80% of medical errors and 63% of sentinel events. The SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation) technique provides a standardized structure for communicating critical patient information in a concise and urgent manner. An example is given of using SBAR to communicate a diabetic patient's low blood sugar reading to the physician by providing relevant context, assessment of the situation, and a recommendation for next steps. Providers are encouraged to practice using SBAR to improve communication effectiveness and prevent adverse patient outcomes.
The patient is a 26-year-old man admitted to the medical ward for observation following a traumatic brain injury from being hit in the head with a chair at a pub. A CT scan showed a small right-sided subdural hematoma. Overnight the patient was combative but settled down and slept. The night nurse checked his vitals every 30 minutes but could not wake him. His most recent vitals showed a respiratory rate of 75, blood pressure of 100/70. He remained asleep at the start of the day shift.
Communication using the SBAR tool, Patient Safety Team, NHS Improving Quality,
more at http://www.nhsiq.nhs.uk/improvement-programmes/patient-safety.aspx
SBAR communication model in healthcare organizationAbdalla Ibrahim
Introducing SBAR as an effective communication model in healthcare organization that seeks to foster patient safety through proper transfer of patient information at the transition point.
Choose a consistent technique such as body systems, head-to-toe, or reporting by exception to organize patient information for nurse report. Be prepared to give report when the oncoming shift arrives by organizing your time. Review the patient's medical record and formal report sheet to include any missing details when giving nurse report, keeping the exchange of information brief and direct by focusing on variances, the patient's condition, and needed care.
Stephanie Nixon is a board-certified family nurse practitioner with over 10 years of experience as a registered nurse and nurse practitioner student. She has clinical experience in adult, geriatric, pediatric, women's health and pulmonary medicine in both outpatient and inpatient settings. She is seeking a position that allows her to diagnose and manage both common and complex medical conditions in patients of all ages.
Dr. Nabila S Babar is a board certified internal medicine physician licensed in Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky. She has over 25 years of experience in both inpatient and outpatient settings, including serving as a hospitalist, specialist physician, medical director, and public health internist. She completed her residency in internal medicine at Wright State University and received honors during her medical education in Pakistan.
Dr. Nabila S Babar is a board certified internal medicine physician and addiction medicine specialist based in Mason, Ohio. She has over 25 years of experience working in both inpatient and outpatient settings in the US, New Zealand, and Pakistan. Her experience includes serving as a hospitalist, specialist physician, medical director, and public health internist. She is licensed to practice in Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky.
National Clinical Programme for Older People - Current Developments & Future ...anne spencer
The National Clinical Programme for Older People is working on several initiatives to improve care for older people, including developing an educational framework for nurses, a national frailty education program, a standardized national nursing transfer letter, and work on delirium. The organization is partnering with other clinical programs and stakeholders. Key goals are to increase understanding of frailty, promote interprofessional education, and improve communication and outcomes for older patients.
Abdul Rimaaz-Comp servo health resources chief executive officer & medica...John Labunski
This document outlines the job description, qualifications, roles and responsibilities for a Nurse Practitioner position providing clinical oversight for an Office-Based Opioid Treatment program. The Nurse Practitioner will provide consultation, clinical supervision of non-medical staff, and prescribe medication under physician direction to treat substance use disorders. Qualifications include a master's degree, licensure to prescribe in Kentucky, and at least two years of experience diagnosing and treating substance abuse disorders. Key responsibilities include oversight of treatment protocols, clinical assessments, training, ensuring compliance with regulations, and collaborating with leadership on clinical expertise.
Elizabeth Stehman is a registered nurse with over 5 years of clinical experience providing high quality patient care. She is currently working as a registered nurse at Personalized Physicians Group where she utilizes best clinical practices to drive business results and ensure excellent patient care. Prior to this, she worked as a registered nurse at Countryside Care Centre and EagleOne Case Management Solutions. She is skilled in EKG, blood draws, wound care, injections and collaborating with medical teams. She aims to continually improve her skills through ongoing training.
Patient-Centered Strategies for HCAHPS ImprovementEngagingPatients
This document discusses strategies for improving patient experience scores on the HCAHPS survey through patient-centered care. It notes that HCAHPS performance is becoming increasingly important for hospital reimbursement. The document recommends partnering with patients, creating a healing physical environment, making data meaningful to staff, focusing on care transitions beyond the hospital, and prioritizing compassionate care. Planetree is introduced as an organization that advocates for these patient-centered approaches and certifies hospitals that meet standards for patient-centered culture and environments.
This document discusses the benefits of implementing bedside shift reporting compared to reporting at the nurse's station. It identifies increased patient and nurse satisfaction as key outcomes of bedside reporting. Benefits for patients include feeling more involved in their care, safer, and more comfortable. Benefits for nurses include improved accountability, communication, and teamwork. The literature review found bedside reporting can reduce errors, lengths of stay, and readmission rates while improving satisfaction scores. The recommendations are for hospitals to adopt standardized bedside reporting formats to realize these benefits.
Citizens Memorial Healthcare developed a medication reconciliation process across multiple departments and business units from 2008-2010. Key steps included establishing multidisciplinary teams to map out current medication reconciliation workflows, identify weaknesses, and design improvements. The initial process focused on education of clinical staff and a standardized approach to medication reconciliation at admission, discharge, and transfer. Over time the process was expanded and refined, including rolling out new electronic tools, ongoing education, and participation in a national collaboration to further enhance the medication reconciliation process system-wide. Lessons learned highlighted the importance of an accurate and accessible "source of truth" for medications, as well as ensuring all parts of the process are completed to avoid potential errors.
Goke Raji is a registered nurse in Louisiana seeking a leadership role. She has over 10 months of experience in primary care at University Health in Shreveport where she maintains a strong reputation for high patient satisfaction. Raji is skilled in medication administration, physical examinations, IV therapy, diagnostic tools, and computerized charting. She has a bachelor's degree in nursing from Grambling State University with a 3.1 GPA.
This document is a resume for Doris Wong, who is seeking a position as a Clinical Nurse Specialist. She has over 5 years of nursing experience in intensive care, cardiac, and medical-surgical units. She is pursuing her MSN degree and is certified in critical care nursing. Her experience includes leadership roles with quality improvement projects and as an acting unit educator.
Medical assistants perform both clinical and clerical duties in doctors' offices, clinics, and other healthcare facilities. Their responsibilities include answering phones, scheduling appointments, and assisting physicians with patient care. Most medical assistants complete a one-year diploma program and receive on-the-job training. Employment opportunities are excellent both in Wisconsin and nationally due to an aging population and growth in healthcare organizations. Medical assistants earn between $22,390 to $38,110 annually depending on location, facility type, and job responsibilities.
Paige Boone recently graduated with an Associate's degree in Medical Assisting and has a background in clinical duties, administrative duties, and patient care. She has experience as a medical assistant intern where she assisted providers with procedures and kept the office stocked and clean. Paige is highly motivated, productive, and patient-focused with strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills. She maintains certifications in CPR/First Aid and has memberships in professional organizations.
Medical assisting is a fast-growing occupation with good job prospects for those with formal training or certification. Medical assistants perform administrative and clinical tasks in physicians' offices, clinics, hospitals, and other medical facilities. Duties range from simple office work to patient care. Most employers prefer candidates who have completed a one- or two-year medical assisting program. These programs cover topics like anatomy, medical terminology, clinical and lab procedures, and medical office practices. Medical assistants earn between $16,570 and $56,236 annually depending on experience and typically work full-time in medical facilities.
Chelsey Brown is a registered nurse seeking a position in an emergency department. She recently graduated from nursing school and is knowledgeable in current care methods. She has experience providing patient care through prior roles as a laboratory technician, medical assistant, and registered nurse. Her skills include assessment, medication administration, IV therapy, and operating electronic medical records systems. She aims to provide exceptional customer service and culturally competent care.
The document describes a Medical Office Assistant career major offered by Metro Technology Centers that provides 930 hours of training over 6 courses to prepare students for entry-level jobs in health care facilities. The major covers medical terminology, billing, insurance, and administrative skills needed to multi-task and manage health information in computerized medical offices. Upon completion, graduates can expect to earn an average salary of $11/hour in Oklahoma.
OBS/GYN Medical Malpractice Survival HandbookSun Yai-Cheng
Take all patient complaints seriously and fully evaluate them to both your and the patient's satisfaction. Encourage open communication with patients and staff about ongoing health concerns. Create systems for reporting all medical data and encourage patients to contact you if they do not receive reports by a certain date. Keep good medical records indefinitely, including converting to searchable electronic formats.
Kimlee A. White has over 12 years of experience in customer service and 9+ years in office management. She has a medical assisting certification and experience in medical assisting, lab tech, and recovery room roles. Her skills include vital signs, injections, phlebotomy, clerical duties, data entry, Microsoft Office, and multi-line phone operation. She aims to utilize her strong communication skills and attention to detail in a healthcare setting.
This document contains the resume of Tesha Jackson, a Licensed Practical Nurse with over 7 years of experience in various healthcare settings including hospitals, home health, and long term care facilities. Her experience includes patient assessments, medication administration, monitoring vital signs, charting, and communication with physicians and families. She has a background in both medical and mental health nursing. Her objective is to obtain a management position where she can utilize her clinical skills and experience to ensure the efficient operation of a healthcare office and continuity of high quality patient care.
Engage Front-line Care Team Using Clinical Audit Checklists iCareQuality.us
The culture of patient safety, quality, and transparency is central to improving care delivery at the organization and industry level. Implementing a sustainable frontline solution like quality checklists will require new leadership, innovative thinking, applications of human factor engineering, and patient voices who demand better. We need to reward staff engagement and quality patient safety efforts which can translate into better patient outcomes. CCG, PSO developed a Clinical Audit Checklist program that can support a culture of transparency and accountability, thereby reducing healthcare costs and delivering positive patient outcomes. Together, we can make continuous daily improvement a standard practice at the hospital and system level. Patients are counting on us to make care delivery safer today for a better patient experience tomorrow.
A hospital worker is frustrated that the printer is out of paper and they are always the one who has to refill it. They are dealing with many issues at once including a patient named Mrs. H who seems to be having medical problems and is causing trouble and drama. The worker is stressed and overwhelmed trying to handle everything happening all at once including a patient who coded and they can't remember the name of another patient they are responsible for.
The document summarizes key points from The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande. It discusses how checklists have helped reduce errors and improve safety in high-risk industries like aviation and construction. Checklists organize tasks, aid memory recall, and are especially useful in complex environments. The healthcare industry has also benefited from adopting checklists, with studies showing reductions in infection rates and complications when using surgical checklists. While checklists cannot replace expertise or experience, they provide a disciplined approach to ensure critical steps are not missed. Successful implementation requires buy-in from leadership and customized checklists tailored to each situation.
Dr. Nabila S Babar is a board certified internal medicine physician licensed in Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky. She has over 25 years of experience in both inpatient and outpatient settings, including serving as a hospitalist, specialist physician, medical director, and public health internist. She completed her residency in internal medicine at Wright State University and received honors during her medical education in Pakistan.
Dr. Nabila S Babar is a board certified internal medicine physician and addiction medicine specialist based in Mason, Ohio. She has over 25 years of experience working in both inpatient and outpatient settings in the US, New Zealand, and Pakistan. Her experience includes serving as a hospitalist, specialist physician, medical director, and public health internist. She is licensed to practice in Ohio, Indiana, and Kentucky.
National Clinical Programme for Older People - Current Developments & Future ...anne spencer
The National Clinical Programme for Older People is working on several initiatives to improve care for older people, including developing an educational framework for nurses, a national frailty education program, a standardized national nursing transfer letter, and work on delirium. The organization is partnering with other clinical programs and stakeholders. Key goals are to increase understanding of frailty, promote interprofessional education, and improve communication and outcomes for older patients.
Abdul Rimaaz-Comp servo health resources chief executive officer & medica...John Labunski
This document outlines the job description, qualifications, roles and responsibilities for a Nurse Practitioner position providing clinical oversight for an Office-Based Opioid Treatment program. The Nurse Practitioner will provide consultation, clinical supervision of non-medical staff, and prescribe medication under physician direction to treat substance use disorders. Qualifications include a master's degree, licensure to prescribe in Kentucky, and at least two years of experience diagnosing and treating substance abuse disorders. Key responsibilities include oversight of treatment protocols, clinical assessments, training, ensuring compliance with regulations, and collaborating with leadership on clinical expertise.
Elizabeth Stehman is a registered nurse with over 5 years of clinical experience providing high quality patient care. She is currently working as a registered nurse at Personalized Physicians Group where she utilizes best clinical practices to drive business results and ensure excellent patient care. Prior to this, she worked as a registered nurse at Countryside Care Centre and EagleOne Case Management Solutions. She is skilled in EKG, blood draws, wound care, injections and collaborating with medical teams. She aims to continually improve her skills through ongoing training.
Patient-Centered Strategies for HCAHPS ImprovementEngagingPatients
This document discusses strategies for improving patient experience scores on the HCAHPS survey through patient-centered care. It notes that HCAHPS performance is becoming increasingly important for hospital reimbursement. The document recommends partnering with patients, creating a healing physical environment, making data meaningful to staff, focusing on care transitions beyond the hospital, and prioritizing compassionate care. Planetree is introduced as an organization that advocates for these patient-centered approaches and certifies hospitals that meet standards for patient-centered culture and environments.
This document discusses the benefits of implementing bedside shift reporting compared to reporting at the nurse's station. It identifies increased patient and nurse satisfaction as key outcomes of bedside reporting. Benefits for patients include feeling more involved in their care, safer, and more comfortable. Benefits for nurses include improved accountability, communication, and teamwork. The literature review found bedside reporting can reduce errors, lengths of stay, and readmission rates while improving satisfaction scores. The recommendations are for hospitals to adopt standardized bedside reporting formats to realize these benefits.
Citizens Memorial Healthcare developed a medication reconciliation process across multiple departments and business units from 2008-2010. Key steps included establishing multidisciplinary teams to map out current medication reconciliation workflows, identify weaknesses, and design improvements. The initial process focused on education of clinical staff and a standardized approach to medication reconciliation at admission, discharge, and transfer. Over time the process was expanded and refined, including rolling out new electronic tools, ongoing education, and participation in a national collaboration to further enhance the medication reconciliation process system-wide. Lessons learned highlighted the importance of an accurate and accessible "source of truth" for medications, as well as ensuring all parts of the process are completed to avoid potential errors.
Goke Raji is a registered nurse in Louisiana seeking a leadership role. She has over 10 months of experience in primary care at University Health in Shreveport where she maintains a strong reputation for high patient satisfaction. Raji is skilled in medication administration, physical examinations, IV therapy, diagnostic tools, and computerized charting. She has a bachelor's degree in nursing from Grambling State University with a 3.1 GPA.
This document is a resume for Doris Wong, who is seeking a position as a Clinical Nurse Specialist. She has over 5 years of nursing experience in intensive care, cardiac, and medical-surgical units. She is pursuing her MSN degree and is certified in critical care nursing. Her experience includes leadership roles with quality improvement projects and as an acting unit educator.
Medical assistants perform both clinical and clerical duties in doctors' offices, clinics, and other healthcare facilities. Their responsibilities include answering phones, scheduling appointments, and assisting physicians with patient care. Most medical assistants complete a one-year diploma program and receive on-the-job training. Employment opportunities are excellent both in Wisconsin and nationally due to an aging population and growth in healthcare organizations. Medical assistants earn between $22,390 to $38,110 annually depending on location, facility type, and job responsibilities.
Paige Boone recently graduated with an Associate's degree in Medical Assisting and has a background in clinical duties, administrative duties, and patient care. She has experience as a medical assistant intern where she assisted providers with procedures and kept the office stocked and clean. Paige is highly motivated, productive, and patient-focused with strong communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills. She maintains certifications in CPR/First Aid and has memberships in professional organizations.
Medical assisting is a fast-growing occupation with good job prospects for those with formal training or certification. Medical assistants perform administrative and clinical tasks in physicians' offices, clinics, hospitals, and other medical facilities. Duties range from simple office work to patient care. Most employers prefer candidates who have completed a one- or two-year medical assisting program. These programs cover topics like anatomy, medical terminology, clinical and lab procedures, and medical office practices. Medical assistants earn between $16,570 and $56,236 annually depending on experience and typically work full-time in medical facilities.
Chelsey Brown is a registered nurse seeking a position in an emergency department. She recently graduated from nursing school and is knowledgeable in current care methods. She has experience providing patient care through prior roles as a laboratory technician, medical assistant, and registered nurse. Her skills include assessment, medication administration, IV therapy, and operating electronic medical records systems. She aims to provide exceptional customer service and culturally competent care.
The document describes a Medical Office Assistant career major offered by Metro Technology Centers that provides 930 hours of training over 6 courses to prepare students for entry-level jobs in health care facilities. The major covers medical terminology, billing, insurance, and administrative skills needed to multi-task and manage health information in computerized medical offices. Upon completion, graduates can expect to earn an average salary of $11/hour in Oklahoma.
OBS/GYN Medical Malpractice Survival HandbookSun Yai-Cheng
Take all patient complaints seriously and fully evaluate them to both your and the patient's satisfaction. Encourage open communication with patients and staff about ongoing health concerns. Create systems for reporting all medical data and encourage patients to contact you if they do not receive reports by a certain date. Keep good medical records indefinitely, including converting to searchable electronic formats.
Kimlee A. White has over 12 years of experience in customer service and 9+ years in office management. She has a medical assisting certification and experience in medical assisting, lab tech, and recovery room roles. Her skills include vital signs, injections, phlebotomy, clerical duties, data entry, Microsoft Office, and multi-line phone operation. She aims to utilize her strong communication skills and attention to detail in a healthcare setting.
This document contains the resume of Tesha Jackson, a Licensed Practical Nurse with over 7 years of experience in various healthcare settings including hospitals, home health, and long term care facilities. Her experience includes patient assessments, medication administration, monitoring vital signs, charting, and communication with physicians and families. She has a background in both medical and mental health nursing. Her objective is to obtain a management position where she can utilize her clinical skills and experience to ensure the efficient operation of a healthcare office and continuity of high quality patient care.
Engage Front-line Care Team Using Clinical Audit Checklists iCareQuality.us
The culture of patient safety, quality, and transparency is central to improving care delivery at the organization and industry level. Implementing a sustainable frontline solution like quality checklists will require new leadership, innovative thinking, applications of human factor engineering, and patient voices who demand better. We need to reward staff engagement and quality patient safety efforts which can translate into better patient outcomes. CCG, PSO developed a Clinical Audit Checklist program that can support a culture of transparency and accountability, thereby reducing healthcare costs and delivering positive patient outcomes. Together, we can make continuous daily improvement a standard practice at the hospital and system level. Patients are counting on us to make care delivery safer today for a better patient experience tomorrow.
A hospital worker is frustrated that the printer is out of paper and they are always the one who has to refill it. They are dealing with many issues at once including a patient named Mrs. H who seems to be having medical problems and is causing trouble and drama. The worker is stressed and overwhelmed trying to handle everything happening all at once including a patient who coded and they can't remember the name of another patient they are responsible for.
The document summarizes key points from The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande. It discusses how checklists have helped reduce errors and improve safety in high-risk industries like aviation and construction. Checklists organize tasks, aid memory recall, and are especially useful in complex environments. The healthcare industry has also benefited from adopting checklists, with studies showing reductions in infection rates and complications when using surgical checklists. While checklists cannot replace expertise or experience, they provide a disciplined approach to ensure critical steps are not missed. Successful implementation requires buy-in from leadership and customized checklists tailored to each situation.
This document discusses the development and use of checklists. It defines a checklist as a tool used to identify whether key tasks or procedures have been completed. The document outlines characteristics of effective checklists, such as having clear wording and logical grouping of tasks. It then provides guidelines for developing a checklist, such as identifying critical and observable actions, determining standards, and deciding on an overall evaluation criteria. Both single-student and multi-student checklist formats are discussed.
Presented at the George Washington University 1st GME Retreat. Includes overview of handoff function and content, pitfalls for handoffs, and strategies for safe and effective communication during handoffs, and how to use process improvement techniques to make handoffs safer. Handout includes handoff menu of educational tools to be used by faculty teaching.
This document summarizes new research that predicts the economic benefits of expanding Heathrow Airport in London. It finds that expanding Heathrow would create up to 95,000 new manufacturing jobs across the UK, with 85% of the jobs located outside of London and the southeast region. Specifically, up to 26,400 new manufacturing jobs could be created in northern England to boost the government's Northern Powerhouse initiative. The research highlights that expanding Heathrow would significantly benefit UK manufacturing industries and job growth nationwide.
TeamSTEPPS 2013 Presentation "Create your own simulations and evaluate them"Melissa Jo Powell
The document discusses a presentation on using simulations and debriefs to evaluate team performance. Some key points:
- The presentation covered developing TeamSTEPPS training scenarios, using simulations and checklists to evaluate behaviors, and identifying the importance of reflection and psychological safety during debriefs.
- A case study was presented on using simulations to address delays in calling rapid response teams at a hospital. Post-training surveys found that simulations helped build confidence and that new communication techniques would be employed.
- Debriefings after simulations were found to promote self-reflection and identification of barriers to improve performance. Teams that debriefed were shown to perform up to 40% better.
This document discusses improving handoffs between physicians in the emergency department. It notes that communication errors during shift changes are a common cause of treatment delays and adverse events. The document then reviews factors that can lead to errors during handoffs, including distractions, lack of standard processes, fatigue and inexperience. It proposes using multidisciplinary handoffs, clear guidelines and identifying high-risk patients to help improve safety during physician shift changes in the emergency department.
This document explains the SBAR communication format, which stands for Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation. SBAR is designed to streamline information exchange between individuals by structuring the exchange in a clear, efficient manner. It allows the listener to quickly understand the context of an issue (Situation), pertinent details (Background), the presenter's evaluation of the issue (Assessment), and the action being requested (Recommendation). Used properly, SBAR can effectively bring another person up to speed on a problem or situation in under 30 seconds.
La técnica SBAR sirve para comunicar de manera estructurada y concisa la información relevante durante el traspaso de un paciente entre unidades o profesionales. SBAR significa Situación, Antecedentes, Valoración y Recomendaciones, e incluye detalles clave como la identificación del paciente, diagnóstico, tratamiento, pruebas realizadas, signos vitales, necesidad de urgencia en el traspaso y recomendaciones específicas. El objetivo es asegurar una transferencia de información completa y eficiente que mejore
- The document discusses ISBAR, a communication tool adapted from SBAR to standardize verbal and written communication, especially telephone referrals.
- ISBAR stands for Identify, Situation, Background, Assessment, Request. It provides a framework to organize crucial patient information when communicating between clinicians.
- The document encourages readers to practice using ISBAR through examples and roleplays to improve referral quality and patient safety.
Handoff, also known as handover, is the process of transferring an ongoing call or data session from one base station or access point to another without disrupting the call or data session. There are different types of handoffs including hard, soft, and softer handoffs. An efficient handoff strategy aims to perform handoffs quickly, infrequently, imperceptibly to users, and successfully. Key considerations for handoff include when to initiate a handoff, prioritizing handoff requests, and practical challenges related to factors like mobile speed and traffic levels.
This document provides forms and checklists to support Kaizen and quality improvement programs. It includes an overview of Kaizen and its benefits in driving improvements to create a leaner business. Various Kaizen tools and methods are described such as 5S, value stream mapping, PDCA cycles and A3 problem solving. Checklists and forms are presented to guide activities like setting targets, observing processes, identifying issues, planning and tracking improvements through Kaizen workshops and events. The goal is to establish standard work and continuously measure and improve performance.
Kaizen events are short, focused improvement projects that aim to drive quick changes and lead to a leaner business. They use a team-based approach over a short time period, such as 5 days, to identify problems and implement solutions. Key elements include establishing clear goals, dedicating resources to the event, focusing on implementation and action, and achieving immediate, measurable results. Successful kaizen events require planning, stakeholder engagement, change management strategies to sustain results, and defining the current and future states.
SBAR Communication in Nursing Shift ReportBrittany Kurtz
The document discusses the use of SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation) by nurses during shift change reports. It reviews research that shows SBAR improves nurse-to-nurse communication and patient outcomes by structuring the report in a consistent, focused manner. SBAR allows nurses to relay relevant information more efficiently and spend more time on patient care. The document recommends expanding the use of SBAR for all nursing shift reports to standardize communication and potentially improve safety.
Mr. Mahesh C. Kutal has worked as a coating inspector at GMMOS since May 2011. His responsibilities included inspecting blasting and painting activities, ensuring quality, reporting non-conformances, testing painted materials, offering inspections to clients, and reviewing/signing documents. On July 9, 2011, he handed over these responsibilities to Mr. Srinivasarao Indana.
The SBAR tool provides guidelines for nurses to communicate effectively and safely with physicians about patient issues. The SBAR framework includes Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation sections. Nurses should identify themselves and the patient, state the problem briefly, provide relevant history and testing results, give their assessment, and make a clear recommendation. Following the SBAR process and having necessary information available helps ensure physicians receive a concise yet comprehensive update on the patient's condition.
The document discusses different types of handovers in wireless networks. It defines handover as changing the point of connection between a mobile station and base stations. There are three types of handover decisions: network-controlled, mobile-assisted, and mobile-controlled. The document also describes hard handover, soft handover, horizontal handover, and vertical handover. It explains the mechanisms and characteristics of each type of handover.
SBAR is a communication tool that provides a standardized method for healthcare team members to clearly communicate important patient information. It includes 4 sections: Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation. The tool aims to improve communication and decrease errors by ensuring all pertinent details are conveyed efficiently. When implemented, SBAR is expected to reduce unnecessary call backs to patients and duplicate tasks between clinical and support staff through more informative information exchanges.
SBAR is a communication tool that standardizes the transfer of key clinical information among healthcare professionals. It provides a structured way to communicate the situation, background, assessment, and recommendation in a concise yet informative manner. This helps reduce errors and call-backs by ensuring the right information is conveyed. Implementing SBAR can help create a more collaborative environment and improve communication between clinical and support staff.
The document describes efforts at the University of Rochester Medical Center to improve the process for families receiving a diagnosis of cystic fibrosis from newborn screening. Staff and families provided feedback through surveys on their experiences. Opportunities identified included reducing anxiety, providing clearer information, and standardizing the workflow. New visual flowcharts and guidelines were developed for communicating results and coordinating multidisciplinary visits within the first year after diagnosis. The goal is to build hope and relationships while standardizing care.
This document discusses SBARR, a communication tool used to standardize nurse-physician handoffs. It begins by explaining that SBARR stands for Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation, and Read-back. It then describes each component of SBARR and provides examples of the information that should be included. The document emphasizes that SBARR improves safety by ensuring all relevant patient information is communicated clearly and concisely between clinicians.
SBARR is a communication tool used to standardize nurse-physician handoffs. It stands for Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation, and Read-back. Using SBARR improves communication by ensuring complete and accurate information is conveyed in a concise manner. This reduces errors and improves patient safety and outcomes. The SBARR process involves the nurse clearly communicating the situation, patient background, their assessment, recommended actions, and receiving read-back confirmation from the physician.
This document discusses the SBARR communication tool used in healthcare. SBARR stands for Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation, Response. It provides a standardized structure for communication between healthcare providers, especially during handoffs. Poor communication has been a leading cause of medical errors. SBARR was adapted from models used in aviation and aims to improve patient safety by facilitating complete and organized exchanges of important patient information. The document reviews the components of SBARR and provides examples of how to use it in clinical scenarios. It emphasizes the benefits of SBARR for creating shared understanding and establishing expectations to reduce risk.
The document provides information on certification for Correctional Health Care Nurses (CCHP-RN) including requirements, content outline, exam preparation tips, and sample exam questions. It discusses developing knowledge in various content areas, using study tactics, and improving test-taking skills. Sample exam questions cover topics like triage, referrals, coordination of care, and behavioral management. The document is a review course intended to help nurses prepare for the CCHP-RN certification exam.
This webinar presentation discussed using Lean healthcare methodologies to improve the patient experience. It began with housekeeping items about the webinar format and then provided information about the speakers' backgrounds working with major healthcare institutions. The presentation objectives were to understand the difference between emotional and functional needs, learn some Lean techniques that can be used in clinics, and identify tools for future efficiency projects. Various Lean concepts and methods were then explained like process mapping, identifying waste, and creating ideal patient flows. An example was provided of how these techniques were used to improve wait times in a thoracic surgery clinic by changing a physician's schedule and adding a floating physician role. The results were improved on-time performance and higher patient satisfaction scores.
The document summarizes the results of a client satisfaction survey conducted at a hospital in Kampala, Uganda in 2016. It found that overall patient satisfaction had declined compared to the previous year. Areas of dissatisfaction included poor attitudes of some staff (especially student nurses), long wait times, lack of cleanliness and hygiene especially in toilets, and inadequate privacy in wards. However, prescription practices had improved with fewer drugs and antibiotics prescribed on average. The report provides many patient comments and suggestions on how to improve various aspects of care, environment, and organization. It concludes that management should discuss the findings and work to enhance the patient experience.
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SBAR report to physician about a critical situation
S
Situation
I am calling about <patient name and location>.
The patient's code status is <code status>
The problem I am calling about is ____________________________.
I am afraid the patient is going to arrest.
I have just assessed the patient personally:
Vital signs are: Blood pressure _____/_____, Pulse ______, Respiration_____ and temperature ______
I am concerned about the:
Blood pressure because it is over 200 or less than 100 or 30 mmHg below usual
Pulse because it is over 140 or less than 50
Respiration because it is less than 5 or over 40.
Temperature because it is less than 96 or over 104.
B
Background
The patient's mental status is:
Alert and oriented to person place and time.
Confused and cooperative or non-cooperative
Agitated or combative
Lethargic but conversant and able to swallow
Stuporous and not talking clearly and possibly not able to swallow
Comatose. Eyes closed. Not responding to stimulation.
The skin is:
Warm and dry
Pale
Mottled
Diaphoretic
Extremities are cold
Extremities are warm
The patient is not or is on oxygen.
The patient has been on ________ (l/min) or (%) oxygen for ______ minutes (hours)
The oximeter is reading _______%
The oximeter does not detect a good pulse and is giving erratic readings.
A
Assessment
This is what I think the problem is: <say what you think is the problem>
The problem seems to be cardiac infection neurologic respiratory _____
I am not sure what the problem is but the patient is deteriorating.
The patient seems to be unstable and may get worse, we need to do something.
R
Recommendation
I suggest or request that you <say what you would like to see done>.
transfer the patient to critical care
come to see the patient at this time.
Talk to the patient or family about code status.
Ask the on-call family practice resident to see the patient now.
Ask for a consultant to see the patient now.
Are any tests needed:
Do you need any tests like CXR, ABG, EKG, CBC, or BMP?
Others?
If a change in treatment is ordered then ask:
How often do you want vital signs?
How long to you expect this problem will last?
If the patient does not get better when would you want us to call again?
This SBAR tool was developed by Kaiser Permanente. Please feel free to use and reproduce these materials in the spirit of patient safety,
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Guidelines for Communicating with Physicians Using the SBAR Process
1. Use the following modalities according to physician preference, if known. Wait no
longer than five minutes between attempts.
1. Direct page (if known)
2. Physician’s Call Service
3. During weekdays, the physician’s office directly
4. On weekends and after hours during the week, physician’s home phone
5. Cell phone
Before as.
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3. The nursing process framework establishes a standard of care that respects patient dignity and autonomy while meeting basic health needs.
Strategies to Deal with Collaborative Healthcare CommunicationAggregage
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Due to the impact of COVID-19, integrating telehealth software into practices and organizations has become the new normal. In turn, this has increased the effectiveness of collaborative healthcare by strengthening communication amongst healthcare workers and helping combat the woes of burnout. Communication between patients and healthcare providers has also improved, allowing patients to reach their providers easily and decreasing turnaround time.
But what happens when the doctor’s pager is constantly going off, the phones are constantly ringing, and the emails won’t stop? While collaborative healthcare has significantly improved patient care, we also see the negative effects it has on healthcare staff driven by message and alert fatigue.
After this webinar, you will walk away with insight on the following:
The discussion surrounding collaborative healthcare communication
• Better stakeholder engagement to deal with message and alert fatigue
• How to optimize unified communication and collaboration tools
• The importance of setting work-life balance expectations when implementing software
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Lynn Brooks
Director of Volunteer and Health Career Services
Salinas Valley Memorial Healthcare System
Salinas, CA
Randy Bangs
Director, Mission Trails ROP
Salinas Union High School District
Salinas, CA
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3. SBAR is a communication tool that provides a
method of clearly communicating the pertinent
information from a clinical encounter
Empowers all members of the healthcare team
to provide their input into the patient situation
including recommendations
Assessment and recommendation phases
provide an opportunity for discussion among the
members of the health care team
May not be comfortable at first for either senders
or receivers of information
4. Why do we Need SBAR?
Situation: poor communication = errors/call backs from clinical
and clerical staff to get more information (phone tag)
Background:
Training on communication styles vary
Hierarchy - lack of assertiveness
Distractions - missing information
Assessment: we need a new communication style that all
healthcare professionals can use
Recommendation: SBAR is a simple tool that is shown to
effectively improved communication that will decrease error and
has been effectively applied to healthcare
5. How it will help us?
Similar to the SOAP model
Standardized approach that promotes
efficient transfer of key information
Helps create an environment that allows
clerical and clinical staff express their
concerns
6. What happens now:
Multiple Quick Texts to pick from
Little information exchanged
Non-informative information provided
Multiple calls from clinical staff to patients to get pertinent
information
Multiple call backs from patients returning clinical staff’s
calls resulting in higher call volumes
Multiple tasks created
7. What will happen:
Only SBAR communication tool used
More information taken and provided to the
clinical staff
Important parts of phone conversation included
in exchange
Fewer call backs to patients from Clinical staff
Fewer call backs from patients to Clinical staff
1 Task
8. SBAR Guidelines: Step 1
(S) Situation: What is the situation you are
talking about?
Identify self and patient name
What is going on with the patient that is a
cause for concern. A concise statement of the
problem
9. SBAR Guidelines: Step 2
(B) Background: What is the clinical background
information that is pertinent to the situation?
Diagnosis
List of current medications & allergies
Most recent vital signs
Lab results: provide the date and time test was done and results
of previous tests for comparison
Medical history
Recent clinical findings
10. SBAR Guidelines: Step 3
(A)Assessment: Share the results of your
clinical assessment
What are the clinician’s findings?
What is the analysis and consideration
of options?
Is this problem severe or life
threatening?
11. SBAR Guidelines: Step 4
(R) Recommendation: What do you want to
happen and by when?
What action/recommendation is needed to correct the
problem?
What solution can you offer the physician?
What do you need from the physician to improve the
patient’s condition?
In what time frame do you expect this action to take
place?
12. Parent of a patient calls “Hi, I am calling in
regards to my son, Georgie Porgie, DOB:
1/12/05. He has had diarrhea for about 4
days now and when he woke up this
morning he had a fever of about 101.2. I
would like to speak to a nurse about this if
they are available.”
13. S (Situation) – Mom, Marge Porgie, would like to speak
with a triage nurse. Pt has had diarrhea for 4 days and
woke up this morning with a fever of 101.
B (Background) – Spoke with a nurse on 1/25 in regards to
diarrhea.
A (Assessment) – Information sent to Triage for evaluation.
R (Recommendation) – Please call back mom at cell # 555-
5555.
14. Dr. Levine would like to have Mary
Contrary, who was seen for a physical
today, to come back into the office in 2-3
months for a weight follow up.
Please use SBAR to send a task to the
Secretarial task list so that they can call
this patient to set up the appointment.
15. The mother of Elsie Marley calls with a
request for labs that were done on
1/23/10. She is not at home but will have
her cell phone with her, 555-0000.
Please use SBAR to send a task to the
support staff so that they can call the
patient back.