SBAR is an easy-to-remember, concrete mechanism useful for framing any conversation, especially critical ones, requiring a clinician’s immediate attention and action.

SBAR promotes quality and patient safety, primarily because it helps individuals communicate with each other with a shared set of expectations.

Staff and physicians use SBAR to share patient information in a clear, complete, concise and structured format; improving communication efficiency and accuracy.

The SBAR technique has become the Joint Commission's stated industry best practice for standardized communication in healthcare.

Originally developed by the United States Navy as a communication technique, SBAR has been adopted by hospitals and care facilities around the world as a simple yet effective way to standardize communication between care givers.

	Created by Dana Schunter over 7 years ago

Domain I: Utilize communication skills, approaches and frameworks appropriate for a given situation to meet stakeholder needs.