01
Choose one
1 point
A caregiver needs to confirm a patient’s identity before giving care. Which pair consists of two person-specific identifiers?
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4 Patient Identification Online Quiz Questions
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20 questions
02
True or false
1 point
A room number can be used as one of the two required patient identifiers.
- A
True
- B
False
03
Fill in the blank
1 point
To confirm identity, use at least distinct, person-specific identifiers.
04
Written response
1 point
Who is responsible for verifying a patient’s identity before performing a care task?
05
Choose one
1 point
When should a caregiver verify identity for a planned care service?
- A
At the beginning of the caregiver’s shift, regardless of when care occurs.
- B
Immediately before the care or service.
- C
Only when the patient first arrives at the facility.
06
Choose all
1 point
A patient’s identifier does not match the relevant record before care. Which actions are appropriate? Select all that apply.
- A
Pause the task and resolve the discrepancy using facility policy.
- B
Proceed if the patient’s location matches the schedule.
- C
Do not guess or change identifiers to make records agree.
07
Fill in the blank
1 point
Barcode scanning and electronic records can help detect mismatches, but they required identity verification.
08
True or false
1 point
For a procedure, confirming the patient’s identity by itself replaces applicable preprocedure verification, site-marking, and time-out requirements.
- A
True
- B
False
09
Written response
1 point
When a patient can communicate, what should the caregiver ask them to do with their identifiers?
10
Choose one
1 point
A patient is unable to communicate and does not have an identification band. What is the appropriate response before non-emergency care?
- A
Use the room number as a substitute for the patient’s identifiers.
- B
Proceed if another person recognizes the patient.
- C
Follow the facility’s established process, which may include an approved temporary identifier and independent record checks.
11
Choose all
1 point
Which steps apply when collecting a specimen? Select all that apply.
- A
Verify identity immediately before collecting the specimen.
- B
Label the specimen later, away from the patient, without following facility policy.
- C
Label the container in the patient’s presence according to facility policy.
12
Choose one
1 point
A patient can communicate. Which question best avoids suggesting the answer while obtaining identifiers?
- A
“Are you Alex Smith?”
- B
“Please tell me your full name and date of birth.”
- C
“You’re Alex Smith, correct?”
13
Open ended
1 point
Describe a safe identity-verification sequence before administering a medication, including what to do if an identifier is missing or does not match.
14
Written response
1 point
A caregiver knows a patient's room number but has not yet confirmed any person-specific identifiers. What is the minimum number of distinct, approved person-specific identifiers the caregiver must confirm before care? Enter the number as a whole number.
15
True or false
1 point
A caregiver recognizes a patient and sees that the patient's photograph appears to match. The caregiver has not checked the patient's identifiers against the relevant record. Is it safe to proceed on that basis alone?
- A
True
- B
False
16
Choose one
1 point
Before administering a medication to a patient who can communicate, which action best verifies that the medication is intended for that patient?
- A
Compare the patient's stated identifiers with the identification band and medication record before administering the medication.
- B
Use the room number and medication record as the two identity checks.
- C
Rely on barcode scanning instead of comparing the patient's identifiers with the band and medication record.
- D
Proceed if another caregiver recognizes the patient, even if the identifiers have not been checked.
17
Choose one
1 point
You are preparing to provide care. A coworker says the patient in the assigned room must be the correct person because the schedule lists them there. What should you do?
- A
Verify the patient's identity using the required checks before proceeding.
- B
Rely on the room assignment because the schedule lists the patient there.
- C
Proceed because another caregiver has already identified the patient.
- D
Use the patient's bed number as the second identifier.
18
Choose one
1 point
A patient is unconscious and cannot confirm their identity. Which action best follows safe identification practice before non-emergency care?
- A
Use the room number and proceed because the patient cannot answer.
- B
Ask a nearby visitor to confirm the patient's identity and proceed.
- C
Follow the facility's established process, such as using an approved temporary identifier and independent record checks.
- D
Wait until the patient can communicate, even if an approved verification process is available.
19
Choose one
1 point
Before a treatment, you find that an identifier on the patient's band does not match the relevant order. What is the safest next step?
- A
Choose the identifier that seems most likely and continue.
- B
Pause the task and resolve the discrepancy using facility policy.
- C
Edit the record so that it matches the identification band.
- D
Ask another person to decide which identifier is correct, then proceed without further checks.
20
Written response
1 point
A patient's identity has been confirmed. Which document can be checked alongside the patient and any item being used to confirm that a planned service is associated with the right patient?