What are the four TeamSTEPPS skills?

• A. Communication, Leadership, Situation Monitoring, Mutual Support
• B. Documentation, Scheduling, Assessment, Feedback
• C. Planning, Coordination, Analysis, Reporting
• D. Safety, Compliance, Efficiency, Morale

Answer: (A)

TeamSTEPPS centers on four key teamwork behaviors that improve patient safety: communication, leadership, situation monitoring, and mutual support. Communication ensures information is exchanged clearly and leads to closed-loop handoffs so nothing gets misinterpreted. Leadership provides direction, clarifies roles, and fosters a collaborative environment where team members know who does what and when. Situation monitoring keeps the team aware of the patient’s status, workflow, and potential safety threats, allowing for timely interventions. Mutual support involves backing up teammates, sharing workload, and raising concerns to safeguard the patient.

Other options mix administrative tasks or broad categories not part of these core teamwork behaviors, so they don’t fit the specific four skills emphasized by TeamSTEPPS.