Learning Styles/True colors/SBAR

Orange

-action-oriented

-present-oriented

-"just do it"

Gold

-organizer

-present oriented

-"be prepared"

-loyal, rules, goals

Green

-logical one

-future oriented

-"why?"

-innovative, logical

Blue

-people who need people

-past oriented

-"how does that make you feel"

What is SBAR?

A communication tool for healthcare professionals that allows for important information to be transferred between individuals

Help reduce pt safety events

Often used during handoff shifts

SBAR stands for:

Situation

Background

Assessment

Recommendation

Situation

•Identify yourself and your role

•Briefly describe the situation

"Good Morning. My name is Lauri, a physical therapy student on the inpatient rehab unit. I was working with patient X in the rehab gym and his blood pressure dropped to 80/60mmHg. He was immediately brought back to his room and assisted back to bed" This is an example of:

Situation

Background

•Inform the receiver of the information of the background to the respective situation

"Mr. X had stable blood pressure for the last two days during therapy. He was able to walk 100 feet in therapy with close supervision. He started to get dizzy the last 30 feet. He reported he did not receive his blood pressure medicine until 30 minutes before PT. " This is an example of:

Background

Assessment

•State your overall impression of the case

"I believe a possible cause of Mr. X's low BP may be the timing of his medication before therapy today." This is an example of:

Assessment

Recommendation

•Explain what you need - be specific about request and time frame

•Make suggestions

•Clarify expectations

"Can we try coordinating his future therapy sessions at least 2-3 hours after he has received his medications? If the patient does not improve, what time frame should we discuss this again? What else can we try?" This is an example of:

Recommendation

Learning styles are not fixed and can develop with exposure and

practice. T/F?

True

Social vs. Independent

Preference for group vs. solo learning .

Spatial vs. Verbal

Preference for visual vs. language - based learning

Applied vs. Conceptual

Preference for practical vs. theoretical learning

Auditory vs. Visual

Preference for hearing vs. seeing information

Creative vs. Pragmatic

Preference for imaginative vs. structured learning

Social

Study groups , class discussions , tutoring

Independent

Self - study , lectures , study guides

Spatial

Diagrams , charts , visualization

Verbal

Summaries , verbal explanations , note - taking

Applied

Labs , real - life examples , case studies

Conceptual

Theories , outlines , rule - based learning

Auditory

Recordings , discussions , verbal repetition

Visual

Videos , diagrams , visual aids

Creative

Exploration , annotation , open - ended questions

Pragmatic

Lists , outlines , structured environments