Study SBAR: electronic handoff tool for noncomplicated procedural patients. Citation Text: Wentworth L, Diggins J, Bartel D, et al. SBAR: electronic handoff tool for noncomplicated procedural patients. J Nurs Care Qual. 2012;27(2):125-31. doi:10.1097/NCQ.0b013e31823cc9a0. Copy Citation Format: DOIGoogle ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL January 4, 2012 Wentworth L, Diggins J, Bartel D, et al. J Nurs Care Qual. 2012;27(2):125-31. View more articles from the same authors. The SBAR method has been successfully employed to improve interdisciplinary communication in a variety of settings. This study reports on the use of SBAR to improve handoffs of postprocedural patients. PubMed citation Available at Save Save to your library Print Share Facebook Twitter Linkedin Copy URL Cite Citation Citation Text: Wentworth L, Diggins J, Bartel D, et al. SBAR: electronic handoff tool for noncomplicated procedural patients. J Nurs Care Qual. 2012;27(2):125-31. doi:10.1097/NCQ.0b013e31823cc9a0. Copy Citation Format: DOIGoogle ScholarPubMedBibTeXEndNote X3 XMLEndNote 7 XMLEndnote taggedPubMedIdRIS Download Citation Related Resources From the Same Author(s) Estimating hospital-related deaths due to medical error: a perspective from patient advocates. February 22, 2017 Contextual factors influencing the implementation of a multifaceted intervention to improve teamwork and quality for hospitalized patients: a multi-site qualitative comparative case study. November 1, 2023 The FIRST curriculum: cultivating speaking up behaviors in the Clinical Learning Environment. September 25, 2019 Elimination of emergency department medication errors due to estimated weights. May 24, 2017 SWITCH for safety: perioperative hand-off tools. 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