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WorksheetsPatient identification
Total questions: 8
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is the purpose of proper patient identification? (multiple choice)
To provide clear standards for staff in patient identification.
To ensure that all intended procedures, interventions/treatments, and communications are provided to the correct patient.
To build rapport with patient and other healthcare providers.
To establish a standard process to verify patients who are unable to provide their identifiers.
For the identification of a comatose patient: (multiple choice)
Two ID bands must be affixed to unconscious patients, one of which will have an RFID device
Two staff members (one must be a Registered Nurse) must independently verify and secure the ID bands on the patient’s upper extremities.
The Registered Nurse in charge of the patient must check that the two ID bands match on every shift.
Prior to any procedures, the patient’s identity should be verified by two staff members, checking independently against both ID bands.
What is considered a patient's identifier?
(Multiple choice)
Full Name
NRIC Number
Date of Birth
Room and Bed number
Address
What are some examples of processes that require the use of at least two unique patient identifiers? (open-ended question)
An ID band with an RFID tag should have the following information: patient's name, date of birth, and NRIC number/FIN.
Yes
No
Should staff clarify patient identifiers with the patient after printing a new ID band?
Yes
No
What color ID band should a patient use if they have only one drug allergy?
White
Blue
Red
Green
Should portering staff verify a patient's identifier?
Yes
No
