A nurse calls a physician and gives a brief statement about the situation, "The patient is having increasing chest pain and the ECG shows ST elevation."
What component of SBAR communication would be used in the following statements: The nurse tells the physician that the patient's blood pressure is 190/100 and rates the pain as 9 on a scale of 10 (10 being most severe pain) with a nitroglycerin drip infusing at 5 mcg/min?
a. Situation
b. Background
c. Assessment
d. Recommendation
ANS: B
Correct: Background contains the supporting background information, including any laboratory/diagnostic tests and chief complaint.
Incorrect:
a. Situation is the patient information and brief sentence of what is happening now.
c. Assessment contains an analysis of the problem.
d. Recommendation is a proposed solution or request for help.
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