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SBAR, an acronym that stands for: Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation, is a technique used for prompt and appropriate communication in the health care organizations. It is modeled upon naval military procedures and was adapted to health care by Michael Leonard, Doug Bonacum, and Suzanne Graham of Kaiser Permanente.
The SBAR system is used to create a structured and standardized communication format between health care workers. It is particularly useful for reporting changes in a patient's status and / or deterioration between health care services or shifts. The most common use of SBAR is during nursing shift changes. Other common uses of SBAR include changes of services. For example, a patient is having a diagnostic imaging procedure in medical imaging.
The following is a breakdown for each SBAR element:
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