Patient Identification
What others identifiers can be used to accurately identify a patient?
Verbal response, Date of birth, or scan bar code
Who can take a critical result via telephone?
Registered nurse
What is the purpose of bedside hand-off?
Allows new caregiver to ask questions and receive answers.
What should you do in a patient going into a procedure, still has questions/concerns regarding such procedure?
Notify the provider/surgeon of the concerns so it can be addressed prior to transporting the patient to the OR/Procedural area.
What is the National Patient Safety Goal number 1?
Patient identification