The Nursing Staff Have Been Using the SBAR Format to Structure

question 7

Multiple Choice

The nursing staff have been using the SBAR format to structure communication for the past few months.Successful implementation of this system would be present if the nurse manager made which statement?

• A) "There are fewer omissions in patient care than before implementing this system."
• B) "Fewer nurses are coming in late when they are scheduled to work."
• C) "The medications are given on time now."
• D) "The patient length of stay has decreased since last year."

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Definitions:

Personality Disorder

A type of mental disorder characterized by enduring maladaptive patterns of behavior, cognition, and inner experience.

Somatoform Disorder

A group of psychological disorders in which a patient experiences physical symptoms that are inconsistent with or cannot be fully explained by any underlying medical or neurological condition.

Dissociative Fugue

Dissociative fugue is a psychological state characterized by temporary amnesia regarding one’s identity or history, often accompanied by sudden relocation and the adoption of a new identity.

Amnesia

A condition characterized by a partial or total loss of memory, which can result from a variety of causes including disease, injury, or psychological trauma.