title: Is this the right patient? An educational initiative to improve compliance with two patient identifiers.
abstract: A rehabilitation nursing unit implemented an educational initiative to improve compliance with two patient identifiers. The education consisted of a poster presentation and then, 2 months later, a mandatory in-service education program. Compliance with two patient identifiers improved, although more improvement was demonstrated after the mandatory in-service. The results of this performance improvement project suggest that investing time and money in safety initiatives improves staff practice patterns.
authors.affiliation: Sharp Grossmont Hospital, 5555 Grossmont Center Drive, La Mesa, CA 91942, USA.
authors.forename: Deene' L
authors.initials: DL
authors.lastname: Mollon
authors.forename: Willa L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Fields
mesh_terms: D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006801:Humans; D009731:Nursing Audit; D009741:Nursing Staff, Hospital / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards; D010355:Patient Identification Systems / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards; D019145:Rehabilitation Nursing / Q000193:education* / Q000592:standards; D013192:Staff Development / Q000458:organization & administration*