Investigation and analysis of patient factors in identification error events / 中国实用护理杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To analyze the characteristics of patients involved in identification error events,try to recognize patients group who had high risk of being wrongly identified.Methods 68 patient identification error events in 64 hospitals in Liaoning province from 2007 to 2011 were investigated.The results were analyzed from four aspects,which were education,age,consciousness and sensory disability state of patients.Results 68 identification error events were investigated.Among these events,patients who graduated from middle school or less constituted 79.41％ ;patients older than 60 years old constituted 55.88％;patients with hearing and speaking inability constituted 41.18％;patients without clear consciousness constitutes 14.70％ Conclusions Patients who graduated from middle school or less,older than 60 years old,with heating and speaking inability constitute the group who has high risk of being wrongly identified.Enhancing the education of patients,promoting the use of wrist band,and decreasing the dependence on hearing and speaking ability during identification process constitute the main reformation aspect of new patient identification rules.