SBAR: a shared mental model for improving communication between clinicians.

Kathleen M. Haig; Staci Sutton; John Whittington

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SBAR: a shared mental model for improving communication between clinicians.

February 15, 2017

Haig KM, Sutton S, Whittington J. Jt Comm J Qual Patient Saf. 2006;32(3):167-75.

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The authors present a case study involving the SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendations) communication tool to support situational awareness and improve handoff communications.

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