Hospital administration has asked you to develop a memo explaining how to use the SBAR (Situation, Background, Assessment, Recommendations) as a tool for safety critical communication during shift change among healthcare professionals. In the memo that you will be preparing, remember to address the following:

• The importance of critical safety communication
• At least two principles of safety-critical communications
• A description of the SBAR tool
• A hypothetical example of how to use each element of the SBAR tool, meaning examples of each of the following:
  • Situation
  • Background
  • Assessment
  • Recommendations

To see an example of the structure of a memo, view the following memo, “Fall Clothes Line Promotion,” developed by Purdue OWL.

Your memo should meet the following structural requirements:

• A minimum of two pages that includes all the elements detailed above.
• Follow APA 7th edition writing standards.
• Be sure to cite any statistics or other information as appropriate.