The nurse reviews the hospital security guidelines with T.N. The nurse points out that her
baby has a special identification bracelet that matches a bracelet worn by T.N., and reviews
other security procedures.
Which statement by T.N. indicates a need for more teaching?
a. "If I have a question about someone's identity, I can ask about it."
b. "If someone comes to take my baby for an examination, that person will carry my baby to
the examination room."
c. "Nurses on this unit all wear the same purple uniforms."
d. "Each staff member who takes my baby somewhere will have a picture identification
badge."
b
It is essential to teach new parents about the importance of checking the identity of any person
who comes into the room to remove the baby. Picture identification badges should be checked,
and often unit staff members will wear matching uniforms. If a baby is to be taken from the
mother's room to another location, the baby is usually wheeled in a bassinet, not carried in a staff
member's arms.
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).