Patient Identification

Patients should only be identified during your first round.

• True

• False

Patients should be identified correctly all the time.

• True

• False

You can use patient’s room number to identify a patient.

• True

• False

We must ensure that specimens are labeled correctly before giving the specimen pottle to the patient.

• True

• False

If Nurse Carlo has been caring for the patient for days and know him really well , he does not need to identify the patient.

• True

• False

The IV Technician does not need to verify the identity of the patient as long as their name is on the request.

• True

• False

Three patient identifiers should be used before

• drawing blood or obtaining other specimens

• administering medications

• transporting a patient to a test or procedure

• all of the above

ASK the patient to state their full name and date of birth.

• True

• False

NEVER ask the
patient 'Are you Mrs. Smith?'

• True

• False

Three identifiers are Full Name, date of birth and NHI number.

• True

• False