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ISBAR Communication Tool Guide

The document introduces the National Early Warning Score (NEWS) and an associated education program. It provides the ISBAR communication tool to standardize how clinical staff report changes in a patient's condition to doctors. The tool has sections for identifying the patient and caller, describing the situation including relevant vital signs, providing background on the patient, assessing the potential problem, and making a recommendation for the doctor.

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ISBAR Communication Tool Guide

The document introduces the National Early Warning Score (NEWS) and an associated education program. It provides the ISBAR communication tool to standardize how clinical staff report changes in a patient's condition to doctors. The tool has sections for identifying the patient and caller, describing the situation including relevant vital signs, providing background on the patient, assessing the potential problem, and making a recommendation for the doctor.

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National Early Warning Score and associated Education Programme

ISBAR
Communication Tool
Identify: You, Doctor, Patient
Is this Dr. ______________?
I This is ________________
(e.g Mary, I am team leader on 7A)
Identify
I am calling about _______________
(e.g Mr David Jones)
Situation: Why are you calling?
I am calling because _______________
S (e.g Total EWS of 6 or 3 in a single parameter)
Resp Rate ________ Sats ________
Situation O2 Delivery ________ Temp _________
Heart Rate ______ BP ______ Urinary Output _____
LOC ______ (only use abnormal reading initially)
Background: What is relevant background?
They are ________ years old
B Admitted for _______________
Recent surgery or procedures ____________
Background Relevant past medical/surgical history ____________
They currently have _____________
(e.g. IV fluids, Urinary Catheter, PCA)

Assessment: What do you think is the problem?


A I think _________________________
(e.g they are hypovolaemic)
Assessment (you can skip this if they don’t know what is wrong)

Recommendation: What do you want them to do?


I would like you to _________________________
R (e.g come and review him please)
Recommendation Is there anything you would like me to do
before you get here?

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