Effects of SBAR Program on Communication Clarity, Clinical Competence and Self-efficacy for Nurses in Cancer Hospitals / 재활간호학회지

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to develop Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendations(SBAR) program and to test the effects of the program on communication clarity, clinical competence, and self-efficacy for clinical nurses in cancer hospitals. METHODS: This study applied a nonequivalent control group non-synchronized design. There were 28 participants in the intervention group and 27 in the control group. SBAR program consisted of 4 parts and applied for 6 weeks in the intervention group. Data were analyzed with χ² test, Fisher's exact test, t-test and ANCOVA using the SPSS program. RESULTS: Communication clarity, clinical competence and self efficacy were significantly increased in the intervention group compared to those in the control group. CONCLUSION: These results suggest that SBAR program may improve communication clarity, clinical competence and self-efficacy for clinical nurses in cancer hospitals. Therefore, it is required to actively take advantage of this program to improve communication clarity among medical staffs, clinical competence, and self-efficacy in clinical nursing practices.

Application of SBAR for nurse students morning rounds in operation room / 中华医学教育探索杂志

Objective To identify the effect of SBAR (situation, background, assessment, recom-mendation) in OR (operating room)nursing teaching rounds. Methods According to internship turns, rou-tine group (even number, Group A:68 students) and SBAR group (odd number, Group B:70 students) were chosen by drawing lots. Group A used conventional mode for history report, while Group B used SBAR mode. Students' performance was evaluated by OR nurse students' rounds standard scale and the reporting time was recorded. Each nurse students filled in Communication Self-efficacy Evaluation Form on the fifth week in OR. The information was input into excel. The results of the two groups were compared with SPSS 11, and the data were analyzed by chi square test and t test. Results The average reporting quality score was 16.74 for Group A, and 18.66 for Group B. The average score of Group B was higher than that of Group A. Compared with the cases scores above 18 between the two groups, the result was statistically significant, P=0.039. The average score of communication Self-efficacy in Group A was 42.88, while it was 44.94 in Group B, which showed that Group B had better score than that of Group A. Significant differences was found between the two groups when compared the cases with score above 45, P=0.010. The average reporting time was (2.42±1.16) minutes for Group A and (2.32±1.21) for Group B, and there is no significant differences between the 2 groups. Conclusion SBAR is helpful for improving students communication Self-efficacy, and making progress on nursing round reporting quality,and it is worth promoting in clinical teaching.