In TeamSTEPPS, STEP refers to status of patient, team members, environment, and progress toward a goal. Which item is one of these components?

• A. Weather
• B. Status of patient
• C. Insurance status
• D. Diet plan

Answer: (B)

In TeamSTEPPS, STEP is a way to capture the current situation by looking at four areas: the status of the patient, the status of team members, the status of the environment, and progress toward the goal. The item that fits this framework is the status of the patient, because it reflects the patient’s current condition, vital signs, and trajectory, which the team must monitor to coordinate care. The other options don’t describe those live situational elements: weather is external and not part of the clinical teamwork status, insurance status is administrative, and a diet plan is a treatment component but not the live status being tracked in STEP. Keeping track of the patient’s status helps the team stay aligned and respond quickly as the situation changes.