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ISBAR - Identify, Situation, Background, Assessment and Recommendation

ISBAR - Identify, Situation, Background, Assessment and Recommendation

Guidance,

This resource describes the ISBAR communication tool—Identify, Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation—used to improve safety during handovers in clinical settings. It includes adaptable resources like fact sheets and lanyard cards to support consistent, structured information transfer.

This resource was developed by a state/territory government or organisation and therefore its applicability and usefulness may be limited.

Author
External resource
Standard
5: Clinical Care
Outcomes
5.4: Comprehensive care
ISBAR - Identify, Situation, Background, Assessment and Recommendation