Handover (SBAR)

The day's ICU, CCU and NICU shift handovers in SBAR form, and the critical-care beds that have gone 12 hours without one.

Handover (SBAR) lists every critical-care handover logged on a day. It also warns about beds that have gone 12 hours without one, so no patient is missed at shift change.

Before you begin

• Handovers are written from the patient's flowsheet on the ICU / CCU / NICU Board.

Where to find it

Open Intensive care → Work → Handover (SBAR). The page is titled Shift Handover (SBAR).

Check the handovers

1. Pick the date, and optionally a shift: Morning, Evening or Night.
2. Read Handover due. It lists the critical-care beds with no handover in the last 12 hours. Click one to open the patient.
3. Read the list. Each handover shows the risk level, the patient, ward and bed, the time, the shift, who handed over to whom, and signed when it was signed.
4. Click a handover to read its Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation and pending tasks.

Write a handover

1. Open the patient from the ICU / CCU / NICU Board.
2. Click Handover.
3. Choose whether you are handing over as Nurse or Doctor, the Shift and the Risk Level.
4. Fill in Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation and Pending Tasks.
5. Pick the colleague Taking over.
6. Tick Sign this handover and click Save Handover.

Common questions

A bed shows Handover due right after a handover. The handover was saved on another day or for another admission. Check the date at the top.

Can I see older handovers? Yes. Change the date, or run the SBAR Handover Log for a period.

What does the risk level do? It flags how closely the next shift must watch the patient. High-risk handovers are counted in the log.