Change of Condition SBAR Transfer

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Daily-note bank — change-of-condition / at-risk days

Scenario

Model daily note (edit to the shift)

Decompensation → transfer

New respiratory distress, SpO₂ 84% unresponsive to O₂, RR 32, altered mentation — SBAR, transfer order, representative notified, packet sent (orders/meds/code status/baseline/reason), serial vitals documented; return SCSA completed, care plan revised.

Change with full loop (no transfer)

New confusion, 3-lb gain, bibasilar crackles — SBAR 09:15 with data, diuretic increase + BMP/BNP ordered 09:40, dose witnessed and representative notified 09:45, reassess next shift; SCSA met (2 areas), SCSA initiated, care plan revised.

Goals-of-care–guided response

Decline in a resident with a DNR/comfort-focused POLST — code status confirmed and documented, provider and representative notified, comfort measures intensified per goals rather than transfer; plan revised.

Linked disease-specific scenarios

Each acute presentation (respiratory, cardiac, neuro, sepsis, bleeding, fracture) routes to its clinical reference and red flags; end-of-life/comfort-focused changes route to the Advance Directives and End-of-Life references; hospital transfer/discharge documentation routes to the Admission-Discharge-Transfer reference.

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