SBAR: Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation Student Name ____________________________________________ Date _________________________
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Template: SBAR
Situation: What Is the situation you are calling
S about (End of Shift Report)?
• Identify self, unit, patient, room number.
• Briefly state the problem, what Is it, when it
happened or started, and how severe.
Background: Pertinent background information
B related to the situation could include the following:
• The admitting diagnosis and date of admission
• List of current medications, allergies, IV fluids, and
labs
• Most recent vital signs
• Lab results: provide the date and time test
was done and results of previous tests for
comparison
• Other clinical information
• Code status
Assessment: Whal is the nurse's assessment of the
A situation?
Recommendation: What is the nurse's
R recommendation or what does he/she want?
Examples:
• Notification that patient has been admitted
• Patient needs to be seen now
• Order change
Before filling out the template, first save the file on your computer. Then open and use that version of the tool. Otherwise, your changes will not be saved.
Template: SBAR
Situation: What Is the situation you are calling
S about (End of Shift Report)?
• Identify self, unit, patient, room number.
• Briefly state the problem, what Is it, when it
happened or started, and how severe.
Background: Pertinent background information
B related to the situation could include the following:
• The admitting diagnosis and date of admission
• List of current medications, allergies, IV fluids, and
labs
• Most recent vital signs
• Lab results: provide the date and time test
was done and results of previous tests for
comparison
• Other clinical information
• Code status
Assessment: Whal is the nurse's assessment of the
A situation?
Recommendation: What is the nurse's
R recommendation or what does he/she want?
Examples:
• Notification that patient has been admitted
• Patient needs to be seen now
• Order change
