Patient identification through electronic wristband in an adult general intensive care unit

Macedo, Mirian Carla de Souza; Almeida, Luana Ferreira de; Assad, Luciana Guimarães; Rocha, Ronilson Gonçalves; Ribeiro, Gabriella da Silva Rangel; Pereira, Larissa Maria Vasconcelos

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“…18 In a study, these nonconformities are considered as conditions that make it impossible to see, which may expose the patient to risks when receiving treatment or assistance that would be destined to another patient increasing the risk of errors and iatrogenias. 16 It is pointed out that, in relation to the presence of the identification plaque in the bed, the results of this study where 99.47% of the beds presented the plaque according to the institutional protocol. Similar data was found in a hospital in the northwest of São Paulo, with special care, and the care practices for patient safety in an intensive care unit were analyzed, where 95% of the beds were identified with the plaque.…”

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“…17 In another study in a university hospital in Rio de Janeiro January (RJ) resembles the results of this study showing that, in 400 observations made during the analysis of the procedures for identification of the critical patient, 96% of these patients were identified with the bracelet. 16 It is recalled that the identification bracelet is a safety instrument indicated throughout the patient's hospitalization period in the health unit, which is one of the resources capable of reducing incidents. 16 It is a low cost practice for institutions and easy insertion in the services, as well as the strategy of implanting identification wristbands as a tool to promote care that values security,.…”

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“…16 It is recalled that the identification bracelet is a safety instrument indicated throughout the patient's hospitalization period in the health unit, which is one of the resources capable of reducing incidents. 16 It is a low cost practice for institutions and easy insertion in the services, as well as the strategy of implanting identification wristbands as a tool to promote care that values security,. 18 It is noted that data related to the characterization of the bracelets were not collected in this study according to the appropriate placement, integrity and readability, however, some conditions were described in other studies also experienced during the data collection of this study.…”

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“…A study was carried out in an ICU of a university hospital, located in Rio de Janeiro (RJ), that the presence of the identification bracelet was observed below the mechanical restraint of the patient or bandages for heating the upper limbs as a consequence of the frame clinical or from the pharmacological action of medications in use during hospitalization. 16 In addition, other nonconformities such as illegibility and the absence of the bracelet are cited. 18 In a study, these nonconformities are considered as conditions that make it impossible to see, which may expose the patient to risks when receiving treatment or assistance that would be destined to another patient increasing the risk of errors and iatrogenias.…”

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Adesão ao protocolo de identificação do paciente e medicação segura

Zampollo

Contrin

Beccária

et al. 2018

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RESUMOObjetivo: verificar a adesão da equipe de enfermagem aos protocolos assistenciais relacionados à identificação de pacientes e medicação segura em unidade de terapia intensiva. Método: trata-se de estudo quantitativo, de campo, transversal, descritivo, desenvolvido com pacientes ≥18 anos, com tempo de internação na UTI > 48 horas. Coletaram-se os dados por meio de checklist à beira do leito. Utilizou-se o teste de Regressão Linear Multivariada para análise de independência e predição entre as variáveis, apresentados em tabelas. Resultados: compôs-se a amostra por 945 pacientes, com predomínio do sexo masculino (56,93%) e idosos de 61 a 80 anos (45,19%). Constatou-se que 89,95% apresentavam pulseira de identificação, 99,47% dos leitos estavam identificados com placa e 78,20% das medicações estavam identificadas corretamente. Conclusão: verificou-se alta adesão da equipe de enfermagem aos protocolos assistenciais relacionados à identificação do paciente e medicação segura. Descritores: Adesão; Equipe de enfermagem; Protocolos clínicos; Eventos adversos; Segurança do paciente; Unidades de terapia intensiva.ABSTRACT Objective: to verify the adherence of the nursing team to the care protocols related to the identification of patients and safe medication in the intensive care unit. Method: This is a quantitative, cross-sectional, descriptive study developed with patients ≥18 years of age, with ICU stay time> 48 hours. The data was collected by means of a checklist at the bedside. The Multivariate Linear Regression test was used to analyze the independence and prediction among the variables, presented in tables. Results: the sample was composed of 945 patients, with a predominance of males (56.93%) and elderly individuals from 61 to 80 years (45.19%). It was found that 89.95% presented identification wristband, 99.47% of the beds were identified with plaque and 78.20% of the medications were correctly identified. Conclusion: there was a high adherence of the nursing team to the care protocols related to patient identification and safe medication. Descriptors: Adhesion; Nursing team; Clinical protocols; Adverse events; Patient safety; Intensive care units.RESUMEN Objetivo: verificar la adhesión del equipo de enfermería a los protocolos asistenciales relacionados a la identificación de pacientes y medicación segura en unidad de terapia intensiva. Método: se trata de un estudio cuantitativo, de campo, transversal, descriptivo, desarrollado con pacientes ≥18 años, con tiempo de internación en la UTI> 48 horas. Se recogeron los datos por medio de checklist al borde del lecho. Se utilizó la prueba de Regresión Lineal Multivariada para análisis de independencia y predicción entre las variables, presentadas en tablas. Resultados: se compuso la muestra por 945 pacientes, con predominio del sexo masculino (56,93%) y ancianos de 61 a 80 años (45,19%). Se constató que el 89,95% presentaba pulsera de identificación, el 99,47% de los lechos estaban identificados con placa y el 78,20% de los medicamentos estaban identificados correctamente. Conclusión: se verificó alta adhesión del equipo de enfermería a los protocolos asistenciales relacionados a la identificación del paciente y medicación segura. Descriptores: Adhesíon; Grupo de Enfermería; Protocolos Clínicos; Eventos adversos; Seguridad del Paciente; Unidades de Cuidados Intensivos.

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“…Outro protocolo mencionado foi o de identificação do paciente, que tem por finalidade reduzir a ocorrência de incidentes e assegurar que o cuidado seja prestado à pessoa para a qual se destina (21) . A identificação correta do paciente permite checar com segurança que o indivíduo que receberá tratamento, procedimento ou outras ações seja efetivamente aquela que necessita, o que contribui com a prevenção e a redução de erros e eventos adversos (27) .…”

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Moving Toward a Safer Health Care Facility: Improving Patient Identification at a Public Hospital in Saudi Arabia

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AlMubarak²

2022

Quality Management in Health Care

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Background and Objectives: Patient misidentification errors continue to represent a significant risk to patients, health care staff, and hospitals. The study's purpose was to present a successful quality improvement project implemented in a public hospital in Saudi Arabia. The project focused on increasing staff's compliance with and awareness of the hospital's patient identification policy to thus reducing the number of patient misidentification-related incidents. Methods: Through a quality improvement project, we employed FOCUS PDSA to address the issue of patient misidentification at outpatient departments. A total of 640 staff members participated in the educational program including physicians, nurses, receptionists, radiologists, physiotherapists, and laboratory staff. Collected data included measures of compliance and awareness levels as well as patient misidentification incidents, before and after the project. Statistical analysis was conducted to measure significant differences in the study indicators before and after the project. Results: Results from the post-project assessment revealed that the project was successful in achieving its objectives. The overall compliance rate and awareness level increased from 59% to 78% and from 75% to 90%, respectively. Improvement in the levels of compliance and awareness was statistically significant. The average number of patient misidentification errors also reduced after the project's implementation with an average of 3 errors per month. The mean difference of patient misidentification errors before and after the project was significant (P < .01). Conclusion: This project demonstrated how quality improvement projects can be used to address a critical issue such as patient misidentification. The project furthers efforts made by national and international agencies to improve patient safety. It also highlights the importance of continuous education and training to ensure compliance with patient identification policies that ultimately contributes to a safer hospital environment.

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Patient identification through electronic wristband in an adult general intensive care unit

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Adesão ao protocolo de identificação do paciente e medicação segura

Adesão ao protocolo de identificação do paciente e medicação segura

Produção científica em saúde coletiva pós-implantação do Programa Nacional de Segurança do Paciente

Moving Toward a Safer Health Care Facility: Improving Patient Identification at a Public Hospital in Saudi Arabia

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