The nursing staff has been using the SBAR format to structure communication for the past few months. Successful implementation of this system would be present if the nurse manager made which statement?
a. "There are fewer omissions in patient care than before implementing this system.".
b. "Fewer nurses are coming in late when they are scheduled to work.".
c. "The medications are given on time now.".
d. "The patient length of stay has decreased since last year.".
A
Noting fewer omissions in patient care would indicate successful implementation of the SBAR format. SBAR promotes the provision of safe, efficient, timely, and patient-centered communi-cation. Staff timeliness, medication preparation, and length of patient stays are not affected by implementation of SBAR.
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