January 27, 2021
Overview:
ISBAR: Acronym created to standardise clinical handover & the transfer of professional responsibility and accountability.
Alignment to Western health Best Care Framework:
Safe Care & Coordinated Care
Why is this important:
Is the acronym created to help standardise clinical handover. Aiming to reduce failures in communications, while improving the quality & safety of patient information from staff to staff member. This formula should be used to complete handover at Western Health.
What does this look like in practice?
| ISBAR |
| Identify |
| Situation |
| Background |
| Assessment |
| Request |
In using ISBAR staff will support safe, coordinated care, by:
- Standardising our approach to clinical handover
- Identifying the patient
- Explaining the patients situation and presentation
- Explaining the patients medical and social background
- Communicating any Alerts & Allergies
- Reviewing results & requests
- Detailing and communicating the current plan
- Documenting and communicating current lines & devices
- Including the handover sticker in the patients clinical notes
Performance:
Riskman ED to ward handover
Handover Audits
QRGs
Clinical Handover
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