Text version: Situation and Response Framework

Recognise Recognise that you have a problem by: using the abcdefg algorithm, give oxygen, position your patient, call for help recognising any Early or Late Warning Signs. Prioritise and plan your patient assessment and interventions by: identifying and using the resources you have assessing whether your skills and the skills of those around you will meet the patients needs. Situation Awareness is knowing what is going on around you. You need to scan and assess what is happening around you. This includes knowing your patients condition and the resources and skills available to help you manage your patient. Collaborating and working effectively within a team goes a long way to avoid a potentially chaotic situation occurring. This means: providing leadership where appropriate coordinating activities within the team communicating clearly using authority and assertiveness appropriately. You need to make some important decisions when you are worried about a patient. You need to decide: what interventions you are going to use if and when to call for help the urgency of your response. Communicating clearly means: Introduction: Identify yourself, your role and location Situation: State the patients diagnosis or reason for admission and current problem

Task management

Situation awareness

Teamwork

Decision making

Communicate

 Background: What is the clinical background or context? Assessment: What are your patients clinical observations? What do you think the problem is? Be ready to give the current observations. Recommend: What do you recommend or what do you want the person you called to do? Be clear about your request and timeframe. Repeat to confirm what you have heard.