The nurse is caring for a patient after abdominal surgery and notices that his urine is blood tinged. She places a call to the physician regarding the color of the urine
When communicating to the physician using the SBAR format, which statement by the nurse below best describes the "R" in SBAR?
a. "Hello my name is Susan and I'm calling about your patient who just had abdominal surgery."
b. "Your patient just had surgery and I've noticed some blood tinged urine in his Foley catheter."
c. "Your patient has blood-tinged urine after surgery. I suggest that we obtain an urinalysis for this patient."
d. "I'm calling to let you know I ordered and sent an urinalysis for this patient."
ANS: C
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