The first step is to identify what needs to be accomplished. The concept of SBAR – situation, background, assessment, recommendation/request – can help answer “what.”[i]
SBAR | |
What is the situation? | |
What is the background? | |
What is known (assessment)? | |
What do you believe needs to be done (recommendation/request)? |
[i] Adaptation of AHRQ TeamSTEPPS SBAR (situation, background, assessment, recommendation/request) used to communicate information about a patient needing immediate attention, modified for urgent action for policy/practice changes. SBAR focuses on direct patient care, but its principles are adaptable to the implementation of broader policies and practices in facilities.
Quick Implementation Guide
Sheet 1: Examples
- Examples from SHEA members: policies, stakeholders, influencers (facilitators and barriers), communications tools, and resources on 22 COVID-19 related topics
- Not vetted or endorsed by SHEA
- Suggestions should be considered in the context of facility’s circumstances
- Included examples may be incompatible with each other
- Examples are not meant to be comprehensive
- Sourced from:
- SHEA Guidelines Committee
- SHEA Outbreak Response Training Program (ORTP) Advisory Panel, Expert Guidance Panel, and Education Panel of the SHEA Prevention CHKC Program Committee
- MySHEA
Sheet 2: Stp 1 – What (SBAR)
- Situation, background, assessment, recommendation
- Column B pre-populates from ‘Examples’ (Sheet 1), column B
- For topics relevant to their facility’s circumstances, user enters:
- Column C: situation, background, assessment
- Column D: recommendation/likely approach