Identity wristbands in experience in the use of ICU.docVIP

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 5 Identity wristbands in experience in the use of ICU [Keywords:] identity; identification wristband; care safety; checking system Identification of patients is the medical staff in the medical activities check the identity of the patient, verified to ensure proper care for the right patient treatment process, the correct identification of patients to protect the safety of health care In 2003, the United States JCAHO (National Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations) proposed patient safety goals in the first is “the accuracy of patient identification”. CHA lt;lt;2008 patient safety goal ofgt;gt; the top ten goals for the strict implementation of the first goal of checking system to improve the medical staff of the accuracy of patient identification. To further strengthen the management of patient safety and avoid medical risks, improve medical staff of the medical activities in the recognition accuracy of patients, our hospital from January 2007 onwards promoting the use of identification wristbands in the ICU, the effect is satisfactory. 1 Clinical data January 2007 to December 2008, ICU were treated in various types of critically ill surgical patients such as 3 131 cases, of which 70 to 79 years 716 cases, accounting for 22.86%; 80 to 89 years 333 cases, accounting for 10.64%; 90 years more than 46 cases, accounting for 1.47%; of which the oldest 99 and the youngest is 4 years old, all wearing identification wristbands. wristband in the clinical application of 2 and a half years, none of the identified errors in patient care errors occur and care disputes. 2 Usage All use the yellow wristband, worn on the right wrist, the attention to avoid wearing all kinds of rashes and other wounds or broken skin diseases and, to a horizontal elastic means is appropriate. Burglary checked by the nurse on duty confirmed patients, the patients fill bed number, name, ward, hospital number, blood type, allergies, be writ