Patient History and Examination Using SBAR

Patient History and Examination Using SBAR

Introduction

This assignment provides the history for an older adult patient. The patient is assessed by taking his medical history, and physical examination is also done. This assignment has taken guidance of “Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation technique” (SBAR). After the complete assessment, I have provided the summary of the findings with nurse- related interventions.

Discussion

Situation-Background-Assessment-Recommendation technique

The SBAR technique is an effective method that enables the health care professionals to communicate with each other and with the patients (AHRQ, 2008). This tool is useful in assessing the patient's medical history and current record, and omits unnecessary information, ...