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SBAR I: Understanding the Concept01:29

SBAR I: Understanding the Concept

Effective communication among healthcare professionals during hand-off reporting is essential to delivering safe and continuous patient care. Common professional interactions include reports to healthcare team members, hand-off, and transfer reports. Nurses routinely report information to other healthcare team members and also urgently contact healthcare providers to report changes in patient status.
Standardized methods of communication have been developed to ensure that information is...
Types of Reports I: Hand-off Report01:25

Types of Reports I: Hand-off Report

A hand-off report, also known as a change-of-shift report, is a crucial nursing process that ensures the smooth transition of patient care responsibilities between nursing staff.
Following are the key components and categories of hand-off reports:
Purpose and Process:
Nursing Evaluation01:15

Nursing Evaluation

The evaluation stage signals the end of the nursing process. The nurse gathers evaluative data to assess whether or not the patient has attained the expected results. Whereas the nurse collects data in the nursing assessment to identify the patient's health concerns, the evaluation stage data determines if the indicated health issues are resolved. Evaluative data collection includes two sections: the data acquired to evaluate patient outcomes and the time criteria for data collection.
Section...
Nursing Assessment01:29

Nursing Assessment

The two sources for collecting information are primary and secondary. After gathering information, interpretation and validation help to complete the data. The purpose of assessment is to establish data with the initial information, to interpret data about the patient's perceived needs and health problems, and to respond to these problems identified.
The nurse collects all aspects of the patient's health in the initial assessment, establishing priorities for ongoing focused assessments and...
Role of Communication in the Nursing Process III: Evaluation and Documentation01:08

Role of Communication in the Nursing Process III: Evaluation and Documentation

A successful patient outcome depends mainly on the evaluation stage of the nursing process. Evaluation determines effectiveness by reviewing what was done previously after the completion of nursing interventions. Every time a healthcare professional steps in or administers treatment, they must reassess or evaluate the action to ensure the intended result. During the evaluation phase, there are three probable patient outcomes:
SBAR II: Application of SBAR01:14

SBAR II: Application of SBAR

SBAR is an effective communication tool used by healthcare professionals to communicate patient information accurately. SBAR stands for Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation. For a better understanding, an example is given below.
SBAR Report from a Nurse to a Health Care Provider
S: "Hello, Dr. Smith. This is Jane, RN, from the Med Surg unit. I am calling to tell you about Ms. White in Room 210, who is experiencing increased pain and redness at her incision site. Her recent...

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Analysis of after-action reporting by deployed nurses.

Mary Candice Ross1, Kandy K Smith, Anita Smith

  • 1University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688, USA.

Military Medicine
|March 13, 2008
PubMed
Summary

Military nurses need improved after-action reporting (AAR) methods to enhance nursing training. Current AAR processes are largely unknown and lack effective feedback loops for nursing practice improvement.

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing
  • Military Health
  • Organizational Learning

Background:

  • After-action reports (AARs) are critical for performance improvement in various fields.
  • The application and effectiveness of AARs within military nursing practice require further investigation.
  • Understanding the information content and feedback utility of AARs is essential for enhancing nursing training.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To explore the nature of information contained within military nurses' after-action reports.
  • To assess the utility of after-action reports in establishing a feedback loop for improving nursing training.
  • To identify barriers and facilitators for effective after-action reporting in military nursing.

Main Methods:

  • A three-phase, mixed-method qualitative study was conducted.
  • Data were collected using focus groups, phone surveys, and e-mail surveys.
  • The study sample comprised 72 military nurses from the Air Force, Navy, and Army deployed within the last four years.

Main Results:

  • The majority of military nurse corps officers are unfamiliar with the after-action reporting process.
  • Key topics in after-action reports included supplies, psychosocial issues, personnel, communications, and logistics.
  • Traditional written after-action reports do not provide an adequate feedback loop for nursing practice improvement.

Conclusions:

  • After-action reporting processes are not widely understood or utilized by military nurses.
  • Alternative methods such as "hot wash" meetings, online submissions, and verbal debriefings are suggested for more effective feedback.
  • Timely and detailed after-action reporting holds significant potential for nursing leaders to improve training and practice.