LABORATORY
PPID is an acronym for what.
What is Positive Patient Identification?
When administering a medication we ask for three pieces of information.
What is full name, date of birth, and allergy history? Name should include suffixes such as Sr. or Jr.
Patient identifiers should be used when...
What is with each and every patient interaction?
It is okay to occasionally skip the steps associated with patient identification.
What is False? We should verify patient identity with each interaction.
There are three mandatory items that must be on every lab label.
What is time, date, and initials?
The ____________ is what we scan for patient identification when administering medications.
What is the Patient Armband? (not patient labels)
Cape Fear Valley recognizes __________ and ___________ as appropriate patient identifiers.
What is full name and date of birth?
MAK can be accessed in the hallway by scanning a patient label, it is appropriate to do this.
What is false? MAK access and medication administration should always occur at the bedside and the patient's armband should be scanned.
If lab specimen is not obtainable, the correct option to choose in ppid is...
What is unable to collect?
Appropriate steps for medication administrations includes:
What is identify patient, idenify allergies, scan patient armband at bedside, scan medication at bedside, and administer?
***DAILY DOUBLE***
The hospital campaign centered around patient identifiers is known as __________________.
What is "Who X 2?"
Full name and date of birth are hospital approved patient identifiers.
What is True? Always ask for two patient identifiers including name and date of birth.
To ensure timeliness and completion of add on labs when labels are present we must...
What is send the labels to the laboratory?
When retrieving medications from the pyxis we should...
What is verify that we have the correct medication and dose?
The patient presents wearing two armbands, what should we do?
What is verify which one is for the current visit and remove the old one?
If a patient's armband is incorrect or does not match the verification the patient provides, we should continue with our lab draws and medication administration.
What is False? Patient identifiers should always match. If they don't, STOP!
***Daily Double***
The appropriate steps for correct lab labeling consist of.
What is identify patient using patient verifiers and armband, draw blood, label and scan blood at bedside?
***Bonus 100 points***
Most medication errors occur because of...
What is failure to properly identify the patient?
The patients armband displays incorrect information. What should we do?
What is contact registration to reconfirm patient identity and create a correct armband and then reverify with patient?
Sending blood to the lab with the wrong patient information is not a big deal. I mean nothing bad will happen right?
What is False? This can lead to serious patient safety risks including DEATH.