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Communication involves information being sent, received and decoded between two or more people (Balzer-Riley 2008) and involves the use of a number of communication skills; which in a nursing context generally focuses on listening and giving information to patients (Weller 2002). This process of sending and receiving messages has been described as both simple and complex (Rosengren 2000 in McCabe 2006, p.4). It is a process which is continually utilised by nurses to convey and receive information from the patient, co-workers, others they come into contact with and the patient’s family.

To have quality of care within the health care system, effective communication is needed. Barriers arise when effective communication is not meet, patients with limited English proficiency are at risk for misdiagnosis, poor treatment decisions, trust between provider and patient is not there, and patients to not adhere to treatment plans and follow up if they do not understand what they need to do (Regenstein, Mead, Muessig, & Huang, 2009).

Staff reacted quickly and appropriately and when safe transferred the patient into the resuscitation area. I witnessed good communication between staff with the use of SBAR, giving structure to the information being provided by ambulance staff and by nurses to medical staff. Communication between staff and the patient promoted a good therapeutic relationship. Communication is vital in the nurse patient relationship to build trust and gain information (Webb, 2011).

Communication is any form of expressing and receiving of messages between individuals. The importance of Communication in the nursing profession is to maintain high quality care for the patient but also maintain effective collaboration between professionals. Boykins, D (2014) states that the “registered nurse is expected to communicate in various formats and in all areas of practice”. Various formats include speaking to patients and coworkers as well as utilizing appropriate protocols and systems to effectively communicate regards to patient’s status.

‘Clear and complete communication between health care providers is a prerequisite for safe patient management. Which is a major priority of the Joint Commission's 2008 National Patient Safety Goals and long-term care (LCT). (Commission, 2008)

This style of documentation standardizes the communication between the health care team, providing information and a sequence in which both parties know what to expect. The format allows data to be recorded in for basic categories which include Situation, Background, Assessment, and

The process of conveying information regarding a patient’s condition from one health care provider to another is referred to as a “handoff”. The primary objective of a handoff is to communicate accurate information about a patient’s health status. Currently, at the White City VA Southern Oregon Rehabilitation Center and Clinic (SORCC), there is a lack of consistency in the documentation and verbal handoff reporting between the Registered Nurse and Provider during a patient triage visit. It is imperative to improve this process in order to have effective communication between the nurse and provider, as well as provide personalized and appropriate care for the Veterans we serve.

Problems with verbal communication in the healthcare setting emerge from the fact that nurses and others in the healthcare setting receive little education on how to communicate effectively with each other.

The standard practice during nursing hand-off is the use of the SBAR communication tool. Built into the SBAR is the fall assessment status of the patients. Also, every nursing unit has the patient fall prevention brochure that is discussed with patients and families.

Sometimes a critical situation happens and the doctors need to know quickly and staff needs to take action (Hood, 2013, p. 105). Nurses use the tool SBAR to let the doctor know the situation, background, assessment, and their recommendation to help with the situation. The “R” portion is a key part of the collaboration that can happen between nurses and the respective doctor. An important aspect nurses bring to the interdisciplinary team is knowing which doctor to reach out

There are many methods of communication used to transfer information in the healthcare setting. There is SBAR, team huddle, and multidisciplinary rounds to name a few. SBAR is well known to most nurses. Everyone is very busy and there is a need to get information across quickly, yet, correctly. This is where SBAR comes in. In the middle, of the night the nurse may need to contact the doctor, but the doctor may only be somewhat familiar with the patient in questions. SBAR is a great tool to transfer information quickly in this situation. Once the patient has been assessed, and the nurse has the medication record and chart available, a call to the proper doctor can be made. “S” stands for situation. State the current situation suing 5-10 seconds.

Communication is the leading factor in heath care errors (book). (Treas & Wilkinson Book p463) defines communication as “a dynamic, reciprocal process of sending and receiving messages. The messages may be verbal, non-verbal,

Effective communication is imperative in the health care environment, and is extremely important to patient safety. The SBAR communication technique provides an organized logical sequence to improve communication between health care professionals. A study published in January 2015 found several barriers to effective communication in a handoff report were related to failures to understanding the information and information disorganization. Therefore, they found using that a structured tool for communication with categories assisted in ensuring information completeness, as well as understanding the context of the hand off

I am familiar with SBAR report and am still using it in the hospital where I work. It is an efficient way of reporting about the patient during the change of shift, admission, transfer of the patient to other units or facilities and during emergency situations (Schroeder, 2011). This is a standardized tool to help nurses to communicate efficiently, focusing on the relevant information rather than going into the unwanted details. In any nursing unit as the staff has different levels of experience, some of them could provide a good report whereas others may not have the same skill to do it efficiently. This could lead to the omission of wanted details in the patient’s care planning and lead to a negative patient outcome (Schroeder, 2011). Using

The SBAR stands for situation, background, assessment and recommendation. It is specifically suggested that nurses communicate with physicians about a patient’s condition using the SBAR format. Communication is needed between the nurse and physician in order to do what’s best for the patient. Also the SBAR format can be used as a hand-off tool during transfer of care from one person to another.