The SBAR Model and the Relevance of PDCA to Risk Management and Lean Quality Improvement

MODEL IMPLEMENTED IN THE STUDY DESCRIBED IN THE ARTICLE

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This is a model that helps healthcare personnel to clearly relay information relating to the condition of a patient. It helps to facilitate information exchange between the various stakeholders in a healthcare setup to ensure the best possible medical outcomes for a patient. The initials stand for Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation. The SBAR model is properly applied in the study since there is a situation presented, which is the issue of communication within the facilities. There is the background of the issue, as communication is dissected. There is then the assessment of the problem through various options available. Finally, the study provides recommendations such as proper timing of patient assessment and swift proposal of alternative procedures.

The study was done in two surgical and one orthopedic ward in Sweden, with the goal of assessing the efficacy of communication within the relevant players therein. The approach combined quantitative, qualitative, comparative, and descriptive methods of data collection (Blom et.al. 2015). The participants in the study included 189 nurses and physicians working in the wards of these facilities; which initially did not have any clear mode of