Question Answered step-by-step ISBAR (Clinical Communication) At times, the right action for the… ISBAR (Clinical Communication)At times, the right action for the nurse is to communicate their concerns about a patient’s clinical status. It is important to be confident and skilled in communicating with members of the health care team so they can signal the need for immediate action and support when required. “Good clinical communication is important in clinical reasoning and decision-making”. ISBAR is an effective way of communicating during phone calls and increasing patient safety (Mikos, 2007)Using ISBAR, write how you will communicate with the patient’s primary health care provider/physician over the phone.IIdentifySelf (name, position, location)Patient (name age, gender) SSituationExplain what has happened to trigger this phone call conversation BBackgroundAdmission date, diagnosis, relevant history, investigations, what has been done so far AAssessmentGive a summary of the patient’s condition or situation. Explain what you think the problem is (if you can) RRequest/RecommendationState your request or recommendation Health Science Science Nursing NURS 1058 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)