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Standard Assessment Tools: Symptom Assessment Tool

02/05/2019

This podcast introduces a standardized tool, the Fraser Health Symptom Assessment Acronym, and demonstrates its use in a role play. Bob lives in a rural setting, approximately 2 hours from the nearest hospital. He appears to be experiencing a new pain and the care team decides to assess him. The SBAR is also used for communicating the assessment to the supervisor.

Timeline

  • 0’00” Start
  • 0’10” Introduction to the role play
  • 0’50” Which tool to use – the Fraser Health Symptom Assessment Acronym (FHSAA).
  • 2’44” The role play and using the FHSAA.
  • 6’02” Summary of the assessment, using the tool.
  • 6’50” Explaining how the SBAR will be used in the report to the supervisor.
  • 7’00” The report to the supervisor.
  • 8’58” Summary of the report and resulting changes to the careplan.
  • 10’00” Debrief on using the tool.
  • 10’55” Summary.

 

 

Credits
Written by Kath Murray, Deb Starck, Christina Foerster

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