Evaluation of SBAR communication model awareness before and after training in surgical nurses

The research was carried out in order to evaluate the awareness of SBAR communication model consisting of Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation before and after the training in the nurses working in Tekirdag Namik Kemal University Health Application and Research Center. The population of the study consisted of 220 surgical nurses working in the Health Application and Research Center and a sample of 138 surgical nurses selected by simple random sampling method. The data were obtained from face-to-face interviews with the Mod Personal Information Form u and u SBAR Communication Model Evaluation Form di prepared by the researcher between 1 March and 30 April 2019. In the evaluation of the data, the conformity of the quantitative data to the normal distribution was tested by Shapiro-Wilk test and graphical studies. The Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare the non-normal distribution of quantitative variables. Kruskal Wallis test and double comparisons were used in the comparison of three and more groups with no normal distribution. Bonferroni-Dunn test was used. Statistical significance was evaluated as p <0.05. The mean score of the SBAR communication model was 18.76 ± 28.52, 95.05 ± 7.56, and 90.90 ± 13.89, 1 month after the training. According to pre-education; The increase in the mean score after 1 month of training and 1 month after the training was statistically significant (p <0.05). When the units studied were lower than the nurses working in "intensive care and surgical services al, the average score of pre-training information of servis operating room nurses 7 was found to be lower (54.17 ± 36.82). the highest (99.31 ± 2.78), one month after the training was higher with a mean of 93.75 ± 6.69 points. Research findings revealed that the awareness of nurses' SBAR awareness increased immediately after the training and 1 month after the training. It is considered that the SBAR is effective in preventing communication-related errors in health services, and it is considered important to include regular and continuous in-service trainings on SBAR-related trainings and it is recommended to use SBAR communication model in practice. Keyword: Patient Safety, Communication, SBAR, Nursing