A change of venue for the change-of-shift report had an "immediate and dramatic" effect for nursing staff and patients on a medical oncology unit at the Community Medical Center in Toms River, New ...

In many nursing homes, the completed SBAR is used to document management of a condition change. Use of the S&W form improves communication among CNAs, med techs, ancillary staff and nurses.

The SBAR technique helps guide communication between staff members on a ... "To receive reports on five or six patients should take about 15-20 minutes of shift report time," says Mikos ...