A nurse calls the physician and says,"Dr.Green,the patient LT is complaining of increased pain to his left leg,rating it 8/10.LT is the 8-year-old boy in room 12 who broke his femur in a snowboarding accident yesterday.His pain has been well controlled at 2 to 4/10 for the past day,but his analgesic dose was weaned after rounds this morning.His foot does not appear to be swollen below the cast,and his perfusion is okay with palpable pedal pulses and a capillary refill of 2-3 seconds to the toes on the left foot." Which elements of SBAR communication did the nurse include? (Select all that apply. )

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The communication elements of SBAR include: situation,background,assessment and recommendation.The nurse explained the situation by saying,"The patient LT is complaining of increased pain to his left leg." The background was described by "LT is the 8-year-old boy in room 12 who broke his femur in a snowboarding accident yesterday.His pain has been well controlled at 2 to 4/10 for the past day,but his analgesic dose was weaned after rounds this morning." Assessment was described by "His foot does not appear to be swollen below the cast,and his perfusion is okay with palpable pedal pulses and a capillary refill of 2-3 seconds to the toes on the left foot." The nurse did not include a recommendation.Subjective information and reassessment are not elements of SBAR.

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