Literature Review: Effectiveness of Hand Over SBAR Method In Service Nursing

Abstract

Background: Nursing handover is the process of transferring information, responsibility, and accountability of patient care between nurses that plays an important role in maintaining continuity of care and patient safety. Ineffective communication during the handover process can cause miscommunication, incompleteness of clinical information, and an increased risk of clinical error and medication error. The SBAR method (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendation) presents as a structured communication model designed to improve the quality of clinical communication in the patient handover process. Objective: This literature review aims to analyze the effectiveness of applying the SBAR method in nursing handover activities in hospitals, particularly in improving effective communication and reducing the occurrence of clinical errors. Methods: This study uses a literature review approach by analyzing 10 international research articles published between 2023–2025. Articles were obtained through scientific databases on Google Scholar such as BMC Nursing, MJN, Journal of Education and Health Promotion, JERN, and SAGE Open Nursing. Article selection was based on inclusion criteria consisti.ng of studies that discuss SBAR implementation in nursing handover in hospitals. Results: The synthesis results show that the application of the SBAR method consistently improves inter-nurse communication effectiveness through more structured, clear, concise, and comprehensive information delivery. In addition the use of SBAR has proven to reduce risk  clinical error          and medication error by minimizing the loss of important information during the handover process, improving the accuracy of clinical communication, and strengthening coordination among health workers. SBAR also contributes to increased nurse confidence in communication and supports a patient safety culture in hospitals. Conclusion: The SBAR method is a highly effective communication model in in activities handover nursing because it can improve the quality of communication clinical, clarify the transfer of information, and reduce the occurrence of clinical errors. The consistent implementation of SBAR is recommended as a standard of communication in nursing handover to improve service quality and patient safety in hospitals.