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Chapter 3: Using Structured Communication
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Resources
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What is effective communication?
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Is this effective communication?
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Was the message structured in an easy to follow format?
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Is this effective communication?
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Understanding why breakdown in communication occurs
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Improving communication takes two forms
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How do we get everyone to leave with the same message?
The Message
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The I-SBAR team
Key driver
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Aims
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What is I-SBAR?
• Communication framework- avoid failures in
communication
• Originating from the nuclear submarine service
• Used extensively in medicine
• Safety focused
• Sets expectations
• Teamwork
• Acute clinical situations
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I–S–B–A–R
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I–S–B–A–R–D
• Identify
• Situation
• Background
• Assessment
• Recommendation
• Decision
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Communicating with who?
Nurses
Doctors
Admin Porter
Patient
Consultant
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Key tasks
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Objectives
• Implement I-SBAR
• Spread I-SBAR across the team
• Spread I-SBAR across the organisation
• Refine I-SBAR training
• Establish I-SBAR as the tool of
communication
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Process measures
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