Author: Wentworth Laura, Diggins Jennifer, Bartel David, Johnson Mark, Hale Jim,Gaines Kim Title: SBAR: Electronic Handoff Tool for Non Complicated Procedural Patients. Journal: Journal of Nurse Care Quality Year: 2012 Volume: 27 Issue: 2 Pages: 125-131
Purpose and/or Problem Statement: The purpose of the article is clearly stated and correlates with the title of the article. The article clearly states that patient care communication within the hospital continues to be a major challenge. The problem has become so prevalent that patient handoffs are a Joint Commission national patient safety goal. The goal of the project was to improve the effectiveness of communication among caregivers when patients are transferred between …show more content…
Setting: The study took place in a hospital that consist of: a 33 bed PCU which provides treatment to medical and interventional cardiology patients, a 6 room electrophysiology laboratory, and a 6 room cardiac catheterization laboratory.
2. Subjects/Sample size/Selection: The study focused on patients from PCU who had medical and interventional cardiac procedures done. A sample size was not identified. However, the study did average that the number of procedural patients is anywhere between 30 and 50 daily.
3. Research design: In the study a handoff group was formed and determined what information should be communicated and how the information should be available. The tool began as a paper form and after piloting the paper tool for 6 weeks, in formal verbal data was collected to measure compliance with and usability of the tool. The tool consisted of patient demographics, initial diagnoses, procedures performed, medical history, allergies, catheter access sites, vital signs, and cardiovascular device settings. The form also contained an open comment box for nurses to document other useful patient information. The paper form was then converted into an electronic version. The effectiveness of the tool was measure using a pre-post implementation survey distributed to all staff RNs on the units
Purpose and/or Problem Statement: The purpose of the article is clearly stated and correlates with the title of the article. The article clearly states that patient care communication within the hospital continues to be a major challenge. The problem has become so prevalent that patient handoffs are a Joint Commission national patient safety goal. The goal of the project was to improve the effectiveness of communication among caregivers when patients are transferred between …show more content…
Setting: The study took place in a hospital that consist of: a 33 bed PCU which provides treatment to medical and interventional cardiology patients, a 6 room electrophysiology laboratory, and a 6 room cardiac catheterization laboratory.
2. Subjects/Sample size/Selection: The study focused on patients from PCU who had medical and interventional cardiac procedures done. A sample size was not identified. However, the study did average that the number of procedural patients is anywhere between 30 and 50 daily.
3. Research design: In the study a handoff group was formed and determined what information should be communicated and how the information should be available. The tool began as a paper form and after piloting the paper tool for 6 weeks, in formal verbal data was collected to measure compliance with and usability of the tool. The tool consisted of patient demographics, initial diagnoses, procedures performed, medical history, allergies, catheter access sites, vital signs, and cardiovascular device settings. The form also contained an open comment box for nurses to document other useful patient information. The paper form was then converted into an electronic version. The effectiveness of the tool was measure using a pre-post implementation survey distributed to all staff RNs on the units