SCRMC Patient Safety Module

Q.O.D., QOD, q.o.d., qod ____________
Trailing zero (example 5.0 mg)___________
Lack of leading zero (.5 mg) _____________
MS, MSO4 ______________
MgSO4 _____________________
Additional Considerations Not to Use
> (_________); < (___________)
@ (____)
cc (___________)
µg (__________)
______ ______ are used to communicate patient information such as NPO,
Fall Risk, Stop - Check With Nurse Before Entering, and other signs are used
to alert all that enter the patient’s room of general information.
True or False Signs placed on the patient’s room door containing the above
patient information are HIPAA compliant (Health Insurance Portability &
Accountability Act- protected health information (PHI).
The two patient identifiers used to identify the patient are: ______ & ______.
This information can be found on the patient’s ______________. In addition
to this information, you must ask the patient to verbally give you this
information- name and DOB
Patient identification must be verified when? (give as many examples as you can
think of)_____________________________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________
What should the nurse do if there is a discrepancy between the information on the
patient’s identification armband and the lab slip or medication record? _______
_____________________________________________
The presence of the armband is reassessed each ______ and documented on
the nursing daily flowsheet.
Many patient care errors would have been avoided if the basic step of
patient identification had not been omitted!
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