SBAR

Patient: [Name]
Date of birth or ID: [Identifier]
Location: [Unit and room, or home]
From: [Your name and role]
To: [Recipient's name and role]
Date and time: [Date, time]

SITUATION
I'm calling about: [Patient name, location]
The problem is: [What is happening now, in one sentence]
Vital signs: [BP, HR, RR, temperature, SpO2, pain, level of consciousness]
I'm concerned because: [Why you are calling now]

BACKGROUND
Reason for care: [Admitting diagnosis or reason for the visit]
Relevant history: [Key conditions, recent procedures]
Current treatment: [Medications, IV fluids, oxygen, lines and drains]
Allergies: [Drug and other allergies]
Code status: [Code status]
Recent results: [Labs or imaging, with times]
What has changed: [Since the last assessment]

ASSESSMENT
What I think is happening: [Your clinical impression]
How worried I am: [Stable, unstable, or getting worse; early warning score if your unit uses one]

RECOMMENDATION
I'm requesting: [Review in person within a set time, tests, a change in treatment, or a transfer]
Questions: [What you need answered]
Orders received: [Read back and confirmed]
When to call again: [A time, or the change that should prompt another call]

Documented by: [Name, role, date and time]