SBAR

Abbreviation Patient Preparation

Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation: a structured way to report a patient problem to a nurse or provider.

Sources

• TeamSTEPPS 3.0 Communication Module, Tool: SBAR (introduce yourself; repeat-back) · Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

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