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Straight A Nursing: Study for nursing school exams & NCLEX

#328: SBAR Communication Demystified

Straight A Nursing: Study for nursing school exams & NCLEX

Straight A Nursing

Education, Medicine, Health & Fitness

4.61.2K Ratings

🗓️ 18 January 2024

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Did you know that more than 60% of adverse events in the clinical setting have been attributed to poor communication? To help ensure patient safety, SBAR is utilized as a standardized communication format but it can be difficult to know how to use it effectively when you’re a new nurse or nursing student. I’m breaking down SBAR for you in this episode so you can finally have a clear understanding of how all the components fit together and use it with confidence. In this episode, you’ll learn: Why SBAR is utilized What the different components of SBAR mean Situations in which you would use SBAR How to get the MD’s attention so they take your concerns seriously Examples of SBAR communication Pro tips for calling the MD How to use SBAR for handoff report ___________________ Full Transcript - Read the article and view references FREE CLASS - If all you've heard are nursing school horror stories, then you need this class! Join me in this on-demand session where I dispel all those nursing school myths and show you that YES...you can thrive in nursing school without it taking over your life! FREE Report Sheets - Use SBAR for end-of-shift report so you always convey the most important information about your patient. Crucial Concepts Bootcamp - Start nursing school ahead of the game, or reset after a difficult first semester with my nursing school prep course, Crucial Concepts Bootcamp. Learn key foundation concepts, organization and time management, dosage calculations, and so much more. Clinical Debrief Template - One of the best ways to fast-track your clinical learning is to debrief after each clinical day so you can apply what you learned to future scenarios. 💕Did you love this episode? Please take a moment to follow or subscribe to the show so you never miss an episode! ___________________ The information, including but not limited to, audio, video, text, and graphics contained on this podcast are for educational purposes only. No content on this podcast is intended to guide nursing practice and does not supersede any individual healthcare provider's scope of practice or any nursing school curriculum. Additionally, no content on this podcast is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment. Straight a Nursing is a proud member of the Airwave Media Network. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:18.4

Sign up now and get a free study guide covering a topic so many students struggle with,

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for Crucial Concepts Boot Camp and get a free Electrolytes

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study guide. That Straight A nursing student.com forward slash boot camp.

0:37.0

Boot camp. Well, hello, hello, if this is your first time here, welcome, I'm so glad you're here, and if you are a returning

0:56.6

listener, hey, oh, I'm so glad you're back.

0:59.8

I'm Nurse Mo, and this is the Straight A Nursing Podcast where I teach concepts and share tips to help

1:06.2

you thrive in nursing school and at the bedside.

1:09.5

So today we are going to be talking about a communication format that a lot of students maybe initially

1:16.3

struggle with when they're first introduced to it, aren't really sure how to utilize it.

1:21.7

So we'll be diving into S-Bar communication. Before we do that

1:27.7

though let's take a quick minute for our listener shout out.

1:32.5

And this shout out to Heather, who is a student

1:35.4

in my crucial concepts boot camp,

1:37.7

which is a nursing school prep course.

1:39.9

And here is what Heather has to say. Nurse Mo has laid out an amazingly organized course.

1:45.7

The tools and tips provided eased my anxiety.

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