Patient Identification
Instructor:
Jane Vargas, CLS, MS; Adam Orkand, BA
Contact Hours:
1.0
Date:
January 01, 2024 - December 31, 2025
Description:
Maintaining the correct patient identification throughout the specimen collection process.
Learning Objectives:
- List the steps in the standard ID procedure.
- Define active communication and why it is important in patient ID.
- List the identifiers needed in patient ID.
- Define double checking and why it is critical to patient ID.
- Describe the differences in identifying outpatients, inpatients, pediatric patients, ER patients, and chain of custody donors.
- Define the steps in identifying a patient for a transfusion service procedure.
- Describe how to maintain the link between patient, requisition form, and specimen label.