Level of Satisfaction of ISBARE Technique among Staff nurses in Intensive Care Unit: Descriptive Study

Abstract

ISBARE is one of a number of frameworks for discussing patient issues among healthcare professionals. The ISBARE tool is utilized in nurse-to-nurse handoff processes as well as communication between nurses, doctors, and other healthcare professionals. Identify, Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation is a communication framework that was implemented by the public health service in the 2000s.A descriptive study was conducted to assess the level of satisfaction of ISBARE technique on handover among staff nurses in Intensive Care Unit. A total of 60 samples who met the inclusion criteria were selected by purposive sampling technique. Assessment was done by using the 20 satisfaction questionnaire. Data were analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics. The study finding revealed that 34(56.7%) had satisfied and 26(43.3%) strongly satisfied in following ISBARE technique during handing over the patient and none of them had dissatisfied. Chi-square test showed statistically significant association between the level of satisfaction with selected demographic variables of information ISBARE handover time, age in years and type of ICU workingat p<0.05. The study finding concluded that nurses working in intensive care unit were satisfied with ISBARE technique during handing over the patient as it helps to report the comprehensive information about the patient thereby to provide good quality care.