One communication strategy that health care providers have adopted to improve patient safety is SBAR. The acronym SBAR stands for which of the following?
A. Situation, Background, Action, Recommendation
B. Summary, Behavior, Allergies, Recommendation
C. Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation
D. Situation, Background, Action, Recommendation
C
Some institutions use SBAR, an acronym that stands for Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation. SBAR standardizes telephone communication of significant events or changes in a patient's condition. Therefore, it is a communication strategy designed to improve patient safety.
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