Utilizing an SBAR Workshop with Baccalaureate Nursing Students to Improve Communication Skills
Publication Date
3-1-2020
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Nursing Education Perspectives
Volume
41
Issue
2
DOI
10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000000518
First Page
117
Last Page
118
Abstract
This study evaluated the effectiveness of the Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation (SBAR) technique to reduce anxiety and increase self-confidence levels regarding health care communication among undergraduate nursing students. Baccalaureate nursing students (n = 35) completed anxiety and self-confidence questionnaires before and after an SBAR communication workshop and subsequent simulation. A statistically significant increase in postintervention self-confidence scores was noted with no significant difference in anxiety levels. The findings support the use of SBAR as an organizing tool to promote nursing students' self-confidence during communication; however, further efforts are needed to qualitatively examine how this tool promotes these changes.
Keywords
Communication, SBAR, Simulation, Student Anxiety, Student Confidence, Undergraduate Nursing Students
Department
Nursing
Recommended Citation
Natalie Stevens, Susan McNiesh, and Deepika Goyal. "Utilizing an SBAR Workshop with Baccalaureate Nursing Students to Improve Communication Skills" Nursing Education Perspectives (2020): 117-118. https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000000518
