SBAR

Question 1

What does SBAR stand for?

Answer 1

Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation

Question 2

Situation: Identify _, the _ including _ and _, and their _ _. Next explain current significant _ _ _ /.

Answer 2

Identify yourself, patient including age and name and their admitting diagnosis

Explain current significant clinical change of condition/ findings

Question 3

Background includes: _ of patients _ _, _ of onset, _ assessment findings, pertinent _ or _ results, current _ _ and _ _ _, current _, and if there is an advance directive/ code status.

Answer 3

Description of patients previous status
Time of onset
Previous assessment findings
Pertinent lab or test results
Current health history and past medical history
Current medications

Question 4

Assessment: your most likely _ or _ of the situation, _ diagnosis, and any other factors that are _.

Answer 4

Your most likely diagnosis or assessment of the situation
Differential diagnosis (I do or don’t think it is . . .because)
Any other factors that are worrisome

Question 5

REcommendation: request a _ _, provide informal _, _ _ recommendations, _, change in the _ of _, formal _ of _ and _.

Answer 5

Request a formal consult
Provide informal opinion
Diagnostic testing recommendations
Change level of care
Formal transfer of information and authority (what do want to do, how should we proceed)

Question 6

CUS words?

Answer 6

I am CONCERNED
I am UNCOMFORTABLE (include why)
This is a SAFETY issue

Question 7

3 parts of SBAR after CUS words are used?

Answer 7

Call-out (communicate important info to team members, and direct responsibility)

Huddle

REad-back (verify and validate information exchanged)

Question 8

The _ _ is required for critical information such as critical lab results or verbal orders

Answer 8

Call-back