Step Six. In Step Six, the process is integrated and the change is maintained
(Larrabee, 2009). In order for this change to be sustainable, HQ AMC, squadrons, and
flight nurses must be aware of the change. This will be facilitated through service-wide
dissemination. The process will be incorporated into the standards of practice, outcomes
will be monitored, and the results will be celebrated and disseminated (Larrabee, 2009).
The tool has already been introduced at the 1st Annual International Aeromedical
Evacuation and Enroute Care Conference, the Air Force Medical Service Conference, the
Advanced Technology Applications for Combat Casualty Care Conference (orally
presented by Lt Col Dukes during a breakout session), and the Association of Military
Surgeons of the United States Conference (Appendix H). The SBAR tool also received
attention at the US Department of Defense level when it was discussed in the September
2011 issue of the Patient Safety Program Focused Review and presented by Ms. Lyn Bell
(Chief, AE Patient Safety) during the online Focused Review briefing in October 2011.
The author presented a poster about the project at the Midwest Nursing Research Society
Conference on 13 April 2012. Col Liz Bridges will present the project at the USAF
Nursing Executive Leadership Symposium on 25 April 2012. Once the tool has been
implemented for six months, data will be collected from incident reports and a survey.
Based on the data analysis, modifications will be made to the SBAR checklist if
necessary. A modified schematic depicting each step using Larabee’s (2009) model can
be found in Figure 4.
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