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Patient Hand-Off (SBAR)

JC NPSG 02.05.01 SBAR hand-off — Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation.

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Rolled out to every employee at AutoZone (125,000), PetSmart (50,000+), A.S. Watson and Raley's (20,000) — and at larger retailers we are not permitted to name.

Built for: Healthcare · Hospitals · Long-Term Care

What's inside this template

Steps

  • Situation

    Patient name, room, age, primary diagnosis, current acute issue. Why are you handing off this patient?

  • Background

    Relevant medical history, code status, allergies, isolation precautions, IV access, current meds.

  • Assessment

    Most recent vital signs, labs, imaging. Your clinical assessment of stability vs concerns.

  • Recommendation

    What needs follow-up: orders pending, calls expected, monitoring frequency, anticipated next steps.

  • Read-back

    Receiving clinician summarizes back. Both sign / acknowledge. Document in EHR.

Common use cases

Shift change hand-off
Inter-unit transfer
Provider consult

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Rolled out to every employee at AutoZone (125,000), PetSmart (50,000+), A.S. Watson and Raley's (20,000) — and at larger retailers we are not permitted to name.