LPN SBAR Template for Change of Condition and Shift Report (Long-Term Care and Subacute)
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SBAR stands for Situation, Background, Assessment, and Recommendation. It is the standard way nurses organize a call to the provider or a hand-off to the next shift, so the listener gets the important facts in under a minute. New LPNs who use a written SBAR template call with fewer pauses, get clearer orders, and forget fewer details at report.
What a good LPN SBAR template includes
- Situation: who you are, the resident, the room, and the one-sentence reason for the call
- Background: diagnosis, code status, allergies, recent changes, and current relevant meds
- Assessment: a full set of vital signs, pain score, mental status compared with baseline, and what you see
- Recommendation: what you are asking for (an order, an evaluation, a transfer, or a time to recheck)
- Read-back lines for new orders, plus who you notified (supervisor, family) and the time
How to use it on shift
- Gather vitals, the MAR, and the latest notes before you pick up the phone.
- Fill each SBAR box in short phrases, not full sentences.
- Read the sheet aloud on the call so nothing gets skipped.
- Write the orders you receive, read them back, and note the time and provider name.
- Use the same layout for end-of-shift report so the next nurse hears it in the same order.
Get the template
- SBAR Hand-Off and Change of Condition sheet, printable-friendly, built for long-term care and subacute units
- LPN Complete Shift Kit, brain sheet, med pass tracker, SBAR hand-off, and more in one bundle
- All Shift Ready Studio templates
Free guides that go with it
- How to Call the Provider About a Change of Condition: An SBAR Guide for New LPNs
- End of Shift Report for New LPNs
- LPN Brain Sheet Template for a 4-Patient Shift
- All free guides for new LPNs and the mirror on Rentry
By Shift Ready Studio. For organization and study only; follow your facility's policies, your scope of practice, and your nursing judgment. Not medical advice.
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