Patient Verification Protocol in Healthcare
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What is the purpose of client verification in healthcare?

  • To validate the identity of healthcare professionals
  • To establish an explicit protocol for healthcare team communication
  • To ensure that the right patient receives the right care (correct)
  • To provide detailed information about the patient to the healthcare team

    • When should patient verification be used in healthcare?

  • During patient discharge only
  • Only for surgical procedures
  • During medication administration and scheduling (correct)
  • Exclusively for responding to patient queries/requests

    • What are the headings that should be included in patient verifiers forms?

  • Name, age, birthday, room number, and hospital number (correct)
  • Name, address, blood type, and medical history
  • Name, allergies, and preferred medication
  • Contact details, emergency contact, and insurance information

    • What color of name band is used for patients with allergies?

    <p>Red</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When should a name band be placed for the Mother in the case of delivery?

    <p>Immediately after discharge</p> Signup and view all the answers

    When should the resident physician give verbal orders for medications?

    <p>During emergency situations only</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should the bedside nurse do if the patient refuses a procedure?

    <p>Write in the Department of (DO) and document it in the nurse's notes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What should be done if the name band is detached or removed accidentally?

    <p>It should be re-issued to the patient</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the responsibility of the charge nurse and bedside nurse when receiving verbal or telephone orders?

    <p>Read back what the doctor dictated to verify and write directly on the DO</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Under what circumstances are verbal/telephone orders not accepted?

    <p>Initiating Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN) Therapy</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which body process is regulated by the hypothalamus?

    <p>Temperature</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the normal range for adult respiratory rate?

    <p>16-22 cpm</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the appropriate position for a hypotensive patient?

    <p>Trendelenburg position</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does a blood pressure reading of 150/90 mmHg indicate?

    <p>Hypertension</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the normal range for pulse rate in a 16-year-old?

    <p>60-100 bpm</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which breathing pattern is characterized by gradual increases and decreases in respirations with periods of apnea?

    <p>Cheyne-Stokes</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the purpose of Capillary Blood Glucose (CBG) monitoring?

    <p>&quot;To check glucose levels&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is the highest possible score on the Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS)?

    <p>&quot;15&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

    "What should be done if a name band is detached or removed accidentally?"

    Signup and view all the answers

    What are the signs and symptoms of pain considered as the 5th vital sign?

    <p>Moaning and restlessness</p> Signup and view all the answers

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